How Many People Are Named Holli?
An estimated 7,982 people in the United States have the first name Holli. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Holli peaked in popularity in 1983 with 288 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Holli 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 Holli paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,982
About 1 in 42,941 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1983
288 births
Total Registered
8,736
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Holli
Holli is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,736 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Holli as a male name
Ranked #6,663 in 1983
5 male births in 1983
Peak: 1983 (5 births)
Holli as a female name
Ranked #9,134 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1983 (283 births)
Holli: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Holli span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,455 babies were registered. Holli has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Holli by Decade
How has Holli 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.
Holli by State
Birth registrations for Holli span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in New Mexico, Maine, Maryland. On average, about 145 Hollis were registered per state.
Holli + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Holli as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Holli
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Holli: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Holli?
We estimate approximately 7,982 people named Holli 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 42,941 Americans share this first name.
Is Holli a common name?
Holli is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,736 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Holli most popular?
Holli reached peak popularity in 1983, when 288 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Holli is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Holli a female name?
Holli is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Holli Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Holli Smith, Holli Johnson, Holli 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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