Boys' name · since 1906

Holt

Since 1906, U.S. Social Security records show 1,924 babies named Holt, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,389 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,922 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,924
born since 1906
2010s
peak decade

Holt currently ranks #1922 among boys' names in America, with 1,924 babies recorded since 1906.

Social Security Administration records show Holt recorded 1,924 times among boys since 1906, holding rank #1922 nationally today, ahead of 86% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.

  • #3,389 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,922 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,924 born since 1906
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Holt ranks #3,389 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,922 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,924 born since 1906, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,389 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,922 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,924
born since 1906
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%86.2%
Holt vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Holt's 1,924 recorded births place it above 92.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

11 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Holt compares

1,924 Top 23% higher than 77% of 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

Holt's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Holt Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,924 369 358,536
Peak-year births 87 34 22,252

Holt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Holt splits its recorded history at 1983: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1906 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 87 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Holt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
87
Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
020406080100 190619231943196519871998200920202025 81

Holt by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (632 births, 33% of the file).

2010s was Holt's strongest decade.

632 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Holt births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 632 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Holt compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Holt's total volume

Holt vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25%30% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -36, 5.5%-122, 1.9%-113, 2.7%-144, 2.6%-44, 11%-110, 3%-111, 3%-146, 2.3%-19, 11.5%-52, 7.1%-46, 5.2%-44, 9.4%-93, 4.2%-39, 24.6%-68, 3%Holt-120, 4.5%Holt
Holt vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Holt by state

Where Holt concentrates geographically, total births since 1906

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Holt
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
321 16.7%
#2 North Carolina
64 3.3%
#3 California
22 1.1%
#4 Tennessee
22 1.1%
#5 Georgia
16 0.8%
#6 Ohio
11 0.6%
#7 Virginia
7 0.4%
#8 Alabama
5 0.3%
Texas share of Holt's total US births 16.7%
Even split

321 of 1,924 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Holt appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Holt? ▼
1,924 babies have been named Holt since 1906. All-time, it sits at #3,389 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #1,922 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 87 births.
Where does Holt sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Holt ranks #3,389 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,922 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Holt most popular? ▼
Holt was most popular in the 2010s decade with 632 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Holt most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Holt are Texas (321 births), North Carolina (64 births), California (22 births).
How long has the name Holt been used? ▼
Holt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 120 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Holt? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Holden, Hollis, Holland, Holly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Holt's data

  • Holt's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (632 total births) through the 2020s (479) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Holts (321 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Holt

Nearby Names Like Holt

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Holt

Holden Boy
#297 32,507 births
Hollis Boy
#893 16,014 births
Holland Boy
#1366 3,172 births
Holly Boy
1,541 births
Hollie Boy
1,453 births

Compare Holt side by side: Holt vs Holden Holt vs Hollis Holt vs Holland

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Holt

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Lou #1920
4,089 births · Peak 2025
Everson #1924
835 births · Peak 2024
Elwood #1919
20,786 births · Peak 1921
Asad #1925
1,991 births · Peak 2022
Zylo #1918
251 births · Peak 2025
Jawad #1926
1,653 births · Peak 2025

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Holt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1906–2025 (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 Holt 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.