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How popular is the name Holley?
Births per year, rank history and how many Holleys are alive today.
Holley (female), a spelling of Holly, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2019 (ranked 5591st); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1997, when 7 babies were given the name, the 2152nd most popular that year.
Across all spellings of the name, the Holly you are most likely to meet is around 24 years old. Half of all Hollies born in England and Wales are between 17 and 31, and there are at least 96,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 26% chance that at least one of them will be called Holly.
How many babies are named Holley each year?
Includes all spellings: Holley, Hollie, Holly. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Holley spelling rank?
Where does the Hollie spelling rank?
Where does the Holly spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Holley most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Holly, peaked in 2002, when 4,324 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Holley spelling itself peaked in 1997, with 7 babies.
How many people are called Holley?
At least 96,000 people named Holley in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Holley?
Most living Holleys are between 17 and 31; the most common age is about 24.
Is Holley becoming more or less popular?
It has faded from the rankings.