Hollis

#1,132 for girls in 2025, 206 births · #893 for boys in 2025, 266 births
Given to boys 74.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1908 · 56 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
16,014
since 1880

Hollis over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #772, 1953peak #290, 1908girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,132206#893266
2024#1,237189#1,055208
2023#1,387162#1,000220
2022#1,621130#1,042212
2021#1,334167#1,064201
2020#1,468146#1,017204
2019#1,655127#1,094182
2018#1,692122#1,255147
2017#1,465153#1,064186
2016#1,667128#1,413124
2015#1,908106#1,100176
2014#1,794114#1,362125
2013#1,99098#1,345126
2012#2,73464#1,466110
2011#2,86860#1,544102
2010#3,30649#1,73987
2009#3,94439#1,88976
2008#3,37749#1,94873
2007#3,84841#2,07166
2006#3,91938#2,20558
2005#4,48730#2,84637
2004#4,94926#2,95334
2003#5,23523#2,12852
2002#4,49827#2,42841
2001#4,44727#2,61836
2000#5,93718#2,86431
1999#5,21920#1,74958
1998#3,91429#2,19941
1997#3,54732#2,39634
1996#4,58322#2,11540
1995#4,21724#1,88745
1994#4,37623#2,25935
1993#4,39323#1,87544
1992#3,14436#1,67751
1991#3,72228#1,58953
1990#2,60045#1,78044
1989#2,81039#1,83141
1988#3,22530#1,67142
1987#3,33127#1,53446
1986#3,55424#1,87332
1985#3,08429#1,33352
1984#2,62535#1,39946
1983#3,15126#1,27552
1982#3,64722#1,32050
1981#3,34025#1,39646
1980#3,41124#1,14563
1979#4,05218#1,13762
1978#3,63720#1,06666
1977#3,61220#1,03669
1976#3,96316#1,04264
1975#3,63718#1,28045
1974#3,21221#95373
1973#3,23320#1,01463
1972#2,97622#97669
1971#3,78916#90481
1970#2,52229#90578
1969#2,91721#88075
1968#3,05718#79487
1967#2,11731#87567
1966#2,09431#78585
1965#2,34526#80386
1964#2,04034#77296
1963#1,68346#83882
1962#1,73243#77098
1961#2,03633#744107
1960#1,50154#695128
1959#1,61745#686123
1958#1,24073#613157
1957#1,21176#681125
1956#1,007103#635143
1955#938110#580161
1954#852123#520196
1953#772141#586151
1952#819124#576146
1951#871106#555151
1950#1,09071#563144
1949#99282#522164
1948#88596#536153
1947#1,15061#477196
1946#1,07862#452196
1945#1,23242#459167
1944#1,01759#474164
1943#1,52730#435207
1942#2,21416#464179
1941#2,09616#431184
1940#1,90018#409198
1939#1,94717#409196
1938#2,22514#436174
1937#1,91417#401194
1936#2,38612#418176
1935#2,43912#401186
1934#2,28913#367221
1933#2,16114#350236
1932#2,36513#374223
1931#2,02416#360241
1930#1,70322#340268
1929#1,95318#376234
1928#2,62312#362256
1927#1,77123#366254
1926#2,47414#350275
1925#1,84722#376251
1924#2,13718#341292
1923#1,84022#372258
1922#1,73024#360274
1921#1,22240#343294
1920#1,88921#361273
1919#1,64924#366249
1918#1,69023#361263
1917#1,47026#377223
1916#1,86718#384207
1915#1,43925#361220
1914#2,00912#376159
1913#1,52815#352138
1912#1,71911#359114
1911#1,45011#35560
1910#1,7738#38346
1909#1,29011#37141
1908#1,04415#29056
1907#1,3849#36637
1906—#39430
1905#1,6966#43025
1904#1,4867#39028
1903#1,5926#37027
1902#1,3208#38027
1901—#38324
1900—#37535
1899—#50215
1898—#45220
1897—#45918
1896—#67411
1895#1,4266#39024
1894—#59412
1893—#45916
1892—#54714
1891—#47614
1890—#62910
1889—#62810
1888—#58012
1887—#51612
1886—#6479
1885—#6419
1884—#61310
1883—#52712
1882—#6918
1881—#8665
1880—#7457
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Hollis was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.

Where Hollis is popular in 1922

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedAKMaine: #137 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 690 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedMNIllinois: #497 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,098 boysILWisconsin: #322 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,659 boysWIMichigan: #383 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,776 boysMINew York: #505 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 13,268 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedSDIowa: #291 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,489 boysIAIndiana: #284 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,542 boysINOhio: #384 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,140 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedNEMissouri: #337 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,521 boysMOKentucky: #324 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,880 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedWVVirginia: #402 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,819 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedKSArkansas: #256 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,770 boysARTennessee: #165 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,171 boysTNNorth Carolina: #558 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,797 boysNCSouth Carolina: #340 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,484 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #257 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,842 boysOKLouisiana: #326 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,468 boysLAMississippi: #194 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,285 boysMSAlabama: #162 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,029 boysALGeorgia: #228 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,923 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedHITexas: #245 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,342 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Hollis, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#137 · 1 in 690
  2. Alabama#162 · 1 in 1,029
  3. Tennessee#165 · 1 in 1,171
  4. Mississippi#194 · 1 in 1,285
  5. Georgia#228 · 1 in 1,923

Best ever in a state: #88 in Vermont, 1915.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#13791 in 690
Alabama#162261 in 1,029
Tennessee#165211 in 1,171
Mississippi#194151 in 1,285
Georgia#228161 in 1,923
Texas#245391 in 1,342
Arkansas#256101 in 1,770
Oklahoma#257121 in 1,842
Indiana#28471 in 3,542
Iowa#29161 in 3,489
Wisconsin#32251 in 4,659
Kentucky#32491 in 2,880
Louisiana#32681 in 2,468
Missouri#33781 in 3,521
South Carolina#34061 in 3,484
Michigan#38361 in 5,776
Ohio#38471 in 7,140
Virginia#40251 in 4,819
Illinois#49751 in 11,098
New York#50571 in 13,268
North Carolina#55851 in 6,797
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Hollis
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 162 spots since 2024 (#1,055 → #893)
  • 124 spots since 2020 (#1,017 → #893)
  • 207 spots since 2015 (#1,100 → #893)
  • Biggest jump: 215 spots in 1897 (#674 → #459)
  • Biggest drop: 327 spots in 1975 (#953 → #1,280)
Rise & fade · boys
28 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1908 at #290 (56 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 96 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 96 yrs · run 1880–1972
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,756
  • Highest: 1 in 2,756 boys born in 1908 were named Hollis (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,421 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 16.6% of all boys named Hollis (2,661) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2017
  • Mostly girls until 2016, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s94#516 (1887)#645
1890s154#390 (1895)#518
1900s330#290 (1908)#375
1910s1,679#352 (1913)#367
1920s2,661#341 (1924)#361
1930s2,115#340 (1930)#386
1940s1,808#409 (1940)#466
1950s1,497#520 (1954)#600
1960s911#695 (1960)#796
1970s670#904 (1971)#1,031
1980s470#1,145 (1980)#1,478
1990s445#1,589 (1991)#1,953
2000s504#1,889 (2009)#2,395
2010s1,365#1,064 (2017)#1,338
2020s1,311#893 (2025)#1,012

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Hollis in 1922

girls
#1,730
24 births · 1 in 50,042 girls
boys
#360
274 births · 1 in 3,971 boys

Top girls' names in 1922

  1. #1Mary72,177
  2. #2Dorothy37,716
  3. #3Helen32,510
  4. #4Margaret26,862
  5. #5Ruth23,633
  6. #6Betty20,895
  7. #7Virginia19,144
  8. #8Mildred16,412
  9. #9Elizabeth15,244
  10. #10Frances15,054
  11. #1,730Hollis24

Top boys' names in 1922

  1. #1John57,280
  2. #2Robert53,796
  3. #3William51,111
  4. #4James49,802
  5. #5Charles28,839
  6. #6George27,350
  7. #7Joseph25,699
  8. #8Edward20,419
  9. #9Richard17,537
  10. #10Frank16,013
  11. #360Hollis274
More about 1922

girls

1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 50,042 of them was named Hollis, which outranked 70.1% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hollis
  1. #1,682Williemae25
  2. #1,682Willis25
  3. #1,682Zada25
  4. #1,730Hollis24
  5. #1,730Alena24
  6. #1,730Alfrieda24
  7. #1,730Anastacia24
  8. #1,785Adel23
  9. #1,785Adline23
  10. #1,785Alfred23

Tied with 54 names at #1,730; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 626Lilia#1,543 → #917
  2. ↑ 573Leatrice#1,258 → #685
  3. ↑ 412Phylis#1,409 → #997
  4. ↑ 352Darleen#1,258 → #906
  5. ↑ 295Madlyn#1,136 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Erlene#946 → #1,464
  2. ↓ 390Exie#879 → #1,269
  3. ↓ 327Arlyne#905 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 288Toby#964 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 265Rochelle#987 → #1,252

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 3,971 of them was named Hollis, which outranked 92.8% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hollis
  1. #355Merrill276
  2. #358Adrian275
  3. #358Eli275
  4. #360Hollis274
  5. #361Sanford273
  6. #362Orval272
  7. #363Lavern271
Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Desmond#1,360 → #840
  2. ↑ 504Gorden#1,226 → #722
  3. ↑ 418Jackie#1,140 → #722
  4. ↑ 417Daryl#843 → #426
  5. ↑ 361Brown#1,360 → #999
Fallers
  1. ↓ 600Adolf#991 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 508Nello#962 → #1,470
  3. ↓ 439Newman#843 → #1,282
  4. ↓ 394Marcos#939 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Porfirio#939 → #1,282

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1922 →