How Many People Are Named Holger?
An estimated 54 people in the United States have the first name Holger. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Holger peaked in popularity in 1916 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Holger as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Holger paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Holger is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
54
About 1 in 6,347,303 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1916
16 births
Total Registered
244
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Holger
Holger is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 244 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Holger as a male name
Ranked #11,330 in 2002
5 male births in 2002
Peak: 1916 (16 births)
Holger: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Holger span from the 1890s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 83 babies were registered. Holger has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Holger by Decade
How has Holger tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Holger + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Holger as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Holger
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Holger: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Holger?
We estimate approximately 54 people named Holger are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,347,303 Americans share this first name.
Is Holger a common name?
Holger is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 55.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 244 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Holger most popular?
Holger reached peak popularity in 1916, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Holger is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Holger a male name?
Holger is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Holger Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Holger Smith, Holger Johnson, Holger Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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