Boys' name · since 2007
Holston
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 299 babies named Holston, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,595 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,370 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Holston currently ranks #3370 among boys' names in America, with 299 babies recorded since 2007.
Social Security Administration records show Holston recorded 299 times among boys since 2007, holding rank #3370 nationally today, ahead of 76% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #10,595 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,370 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 299 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Holston ranks #10,595 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,370 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 299 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,595 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,370 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Holston's 299 recorded births place it above 76.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
How Holston compares
299 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Holston's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Holston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 299 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Holston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Holston splits its recorded history at 2017: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Holston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Holston by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (189 births, 63% of the file).
2020s was Holston's strongest decade.
189 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Holston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
94 births
- 2020s
2020s
189 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 189 births (63% of all-time use).
Holston by state
Where Holston concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 60 | 20.1% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.7% |
60 of 299 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Holston's data
- Tennessee records the most Holstons (60 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Holston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2007–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Holston draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.