How Many People Are Named Holley?
An estimated 4,168 people in the United States have the first name Holley. It is predominantly female (95.6%). The average bearer is 37 years old, and Holley peaked in popularity in 1974 with 113 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Holley 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 Holley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Holley is overwhelmingly female, 204 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
4,168
About 1 in 82,235 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
95.6% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1974
113 births
Total Registered
4,649
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Holley
Holley is predominantly female (95.6%), though 204 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Holley as a male name
Ranked #3,983 in 1974
8 male births in 1974
Peak: 1923 (12 births)
Holley as a female name
Ranked #4,306 in 2024
33 female births in 2024
Peak: 1984 (108 births)
Holley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Holley span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 922 babies were registered. Holley has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Holley by Decade
How has Holley 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.
Holley by State
Birth registrations for Holley span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Alabama. The lowest are in Kansas, Arkansas, Indiana. On average, about 69 Holleys were registered per state.
Holley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Holley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Holley
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Holley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Holley?
We estimate approximately 4,168 people named Holley 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 82,235 Americans share this first name.
Is Holley a common name?
Holley is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,649 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Holley most popular?
Holley reached peak popularity in 1974, when 113 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Holley is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Holley a female name?
Holley is predominantly female. 95.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Holley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Holley Smith, Holley Johnson, Holley 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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