Hollis
#1,132 for girls in 2025, 206 births · #893 for boys in 2025, 266 births
Given to boys 74.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1908 · 56 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 16,014since 1880
Hollis over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,132 | 206 | #893 | 266 |
| 2024 | #1,237 | 189 | #1,055 | 208 |
| 2023 | #1,387 | 162 | #1,000 | 220 |
| 2022 | #1,621 | 130 | #1,042 | 212 |
| 2021 | #1,334 | 167 | #1,064 | 201 |
| 2020 | #1,468 | 146 | #1,017 | 204 |
| 2019 | #1,655 | 127 | #1,094 | 182 |
| 2018 | #1,692 | 122 | #1,255 | 147 |
| 2017 | #1,465 | 153 | #1,064 | 186 |
| 2016 | #1,667 | 128 | #1,413 | 124 |
| 2015 | #1,908 | 106 | #1,100 | 176 |
| 2014 | #1,794 | 114 | #1,362 | 125 |
| 2013 | #1,990 | 98 | #1,345 | 126 |
| 2012 | #2,734 | 64 | #1,466 | 110 |
| 2011 | #2,868 | 60 | #1,544 | 102 |
| 2010 | #3,306 | 49 | #1,739 | 87 |
| 2009 | #3,944 | 39 | #1,889 | 76 |
| 2008 | #3,377 | 49 | #1,948 | 73 |
| 2007 | #3,848 | 41 | #2,071 | 66 |
| 2006 | #3,919 | 38 | #2,205 | 58 |
| 2005 | #4,487 | 30 | #2,846 | 37 |
| 2004 | #4,949 | 26 | #2,953 | 34 |
| 2003 | #5,235 | 23 | #2,128 | 52 |
| 2002 | #4,498 | 27 | #2,428 | 41 |
| 2001 | #4,447 | 27 | #2,618 | 36 |
| 2000 | #5,937 | 18 | #2,864 | 31 |
| 1999 | #5,219 | 20 | #1,749 | 58 |
| 1998 | #3,914 | 29 | #2,199 | 41 |
| 1997 | #3,547 | 32 | #2,396 | 34 |
| 1996 | #4,583 | 22 | #2,115 | 40 |
| 1995 | #4,217 | 24 | #1,887 | 45 |
| 1994 | #4,376 | 23 | #2,259 | 35 |
| 1993 | #4,393 | 23 | #1,875 | 44 |
| 1992 | #3,144 | 36 | #1,677 | 51 |
| 1991 | #3,722 | 28 | #1,589 | 53 |
| 1990 | #2,600 | 45 | #1,780 | 44 |
| 1989 | #2,810 | 39 | #1,831 | 41 |
| 1988 | #3,225 | 30 | #1,671 | 42 |
| 1987 | #3,331 | 27 | #1,534 | 46 |
| 1986 | #3,554 | 24 | #1,873 | 32 |
| 1985 | #3,084 | 29 | #1,333 | 52 |
| 1984 | #2,625 | 35 | #1,399 | 46 |
| 1983 | #3,151 | 26 | #1,275 | 52 |
| 1982 | #3,647 | 22 | #1,320 | 50 |
| 1981 | #3,340 | 25 | #1,396 | 46 |
| 1980 | #3,411 | 24 | #1,145 | 63 |
| 1979 | #4,052 | 18 | #1,137 | 62 |
| 1978 | #3,637 | 20 | #1,066 | 66 |
| 1977 | #3,612 | 20 | #1,036 | 69 |
| 1976 | #3,963 | 16 | #1,042 | 64 |
| 1975 | #3,637 | 18 | #1,280 | 45 |
| 1974 | #3,212 | 21 | #953 | 73 |
| 1973 | #3,233 | 20 | #1,014 | 63 |
| 1972 | #2,976 | 22 | #976 | 69 |
| 1971 | #3,789 | 16 | #904 | 81 |
| 1970 | #2,522 | 29 | #905 | 78 |
| 1969 | #2,917 | 21 | #880 | 75 |
| 1968 | #3,057 | 18 | #794 | 87 |
| 1967 | #2,117 | 31 | #875 | 67 |
| 1966 | #2,094 | 31 | #785 | 85 |
| 1965 | #2,345 | 26 | #803 | 86 |
| 1964 | #2,040 | 34 | #772 | 96 |
| 1963 | #1,683 | 46 | #838 | 82 |
| 1962 | #1,732 | 43 | #770 | 98 |
| 1961 | #2,036 | 33 | #744 | 107 |
| 1960 | #1,501 | 54 | #695 | 128 |
| 1959 | #1,617 | 45 | #686 | 123 |
| 1958 | #1,240 | 73 | #613 | 157 |
| 1957 | #1,211 | 76 | #681 | 125 |
| 1956 | #1,007 | 103 | #635 | 143 |
| 1955 | #938 | 110 | #580 | 161 |
| 1954 | #852 | 123 | #520 | 196 |
| 1953 | #772 | 141 | #586 | 151 |
| 1952 | #819 | 124 | #576 | 146 |
| 1951 | #871 | 106 | #555 | 151 |
| 1950 | #1,090 | 71 | #563 | 144 |
| 1949 | #992 | 82 | #522 | 164 |
| 1948 | #885 | 96 | #536 | 153 |
| 1947 | #1,150 | 61 | #477 | 196 |
| 1946 | #1,078 | 62 | #452 | 196 |
| 1945 | #1,232 | 42 | #459 | 167 |
| 1944 | #1,017 | 59 | #474 | 164 |
| 1943 | #1,527 | 30 | #435 | 207 |
| 1942 | #2,214 | 16 | #464 | 179 |
| 1941 | #2,096 | 16 | #431 | 184 |
| 1940 | #1,900 | 18 | #409 | 198 |
| 1939 | #1,947 | 17 | #409 | 196 |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | #436 | 174 |
| 1937 | #1,914 | 17 | #401 | 194 |
| 1936 | #2,386 | 12 | #418 | 176 |
| 1935 | #2,439 | 12 | #401 | 186 |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | #367 | 221 |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | #350 | 236 |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | #374 | 223 |
| 1931 | #2,024 | 16 | #360 | 241 |
| 1930 | #1,703 | 22 | #340 | 268 |
| 1929 | #1,953 | 18 | #376 | 234 |
| 1928 | #2,623 | 12 | #362 | 256 |
| 1927 | #1,771 | 23 | #366 | 254 |
| 1926 | #2,474 | 14 | #350 | 275 |
| 1925 | #1,847 | 22 | #376 | 251 |
| 1924 | #2,137 | 18 | #341 | 292 |
| 1923 | #1,840 | 22 | #372 | 258 |
| 1922 | #1,730 | 24 | #360 | 274 |
| 1921 | #1,222 | 40 | #343 | 294 |
| 1920 | #1,889 | 21 | #361 | 273 |
| 1919 | #1,649 | 24 | #366 | 249 |
| 1918 | #1,690 | 23 | #361 | 263 |
| 1917 | #1,470 | 26 | #377 | 223 |
| 1916 | #1,867 | 18 | #384 | 207 |
| 1915 | #1,439 | 25 | #361 | 220 |
| 1914 | #2,009 | 12 | #376 | 159 |
| 1913 | #1,528 | 15 | #352 | 138 |
| 1912 | #1,719 | 11 | #359 | 114 |
| 1911 | #1,450 | 11 | #355 | 60 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #383 | 46 |
| 1909 | #1,290 | 11 | #371 | 41 |
| 1908 | #1,044 | 15 | #290 | 56 |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | #366 | 37 |
| 1906 | — | #394 | 30 | |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | #430 | 25 |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | #390 | 28 |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | #370 | 27 |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | #380 | 27 |
| 1901 | — | #383 | 24 | |
| 1900 | — | #375 | 35 | |
| 1899 | — | #502 | 15 | |
| 1898 | — | #452 | 20 | |
| 1897 | — | #459 | 18 | |
| 1896 | — | #674 | 11 | |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | #390 | 24 |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #459 | 16 | |
| 1892 | — | #547 | 14 | |
| 1891 | — | #476 | 14 | |
| 1890 | — | #629 | 10 | |
| 1889 | — | #628 | 10 | |
| 1888 | — | #580 | 12 | |
| 1887 | — | #516 | 12 | |
| 1886 | — | #647 | 9 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #613 | 10 | |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #691 | 8 | |
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | #745 | 7 | |
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.
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
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 94 | #516 (1887) | #645 |
| 1890s | 154 | #390 (1895) | #518 |
| 1900s | 330 | #290 (1908) | #375 |
| 1910s | 1,679 | #352 (1913) | #367 |
| 1920s | 2,661 | #341 (1924) | #361 |
| 1930s | 2,115 | #340 (1930) | #386 |
| 1940s | 1,808 | #409 (1940) | #466 |
| 1950s | 1,497 | #520 (1954) | #600 |
| 1960s | 911 | #695 (1960) | #796 |
| 1970s | 670 | #904 (1971) | #1,031 |
| 1980s | 470 | #1,145 (1980) | #1,478 |
| 1990s | 445 | #1,589 (1991) | #1,953 |
| 2000s | 504 | #1,889 (2009) | #2,395 |
| 2010s | 1,365 | #1,064 (2017) | #1,338 |
| 2020s | 1,311 | #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 2021
girls
#1,334
167 births · 1 in 9,826 girls
boys
#1,064
201 births · 1 in 8,704 boys
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More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 9,826 of them was named Hollis, which outranked 92.5% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 8,704 of them was named Hollis, which outranked 92.5% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).