How Many People Are Named Hollister?
An estimated 122 people in the United States have the first name Hollister. It is used for both genders, with 81.1% male. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Hollister peaked in popularity in 2011 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hollister 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 Hollister paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
122
About 1 in 2,809,462 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
81.1% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2011
14 births
Total Registered
132
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hollister
Hollister is predominantly male (81.1%), though 25 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Hollister as a male name
Ranked #12,953 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2011 (14 births)
Hollister as a female name
Ranked #14,059 in 1992
5 female births in 1992
Peak: 1954 (5 births)
Hollister: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hollister span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 63 babies were registered. Hollister has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Hollister by Decade
How has Hollister 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.
Hollister + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hollister as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hollister
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hollister: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hollister?
We estimate approximately 122 people named Hollister 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 2,809,462 Americans share this first name.
Is Hollister a common name?
Hollister is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 132 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hollister most popular?
Hollister reached peak popularity in 2011, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hollister is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hollister a male name?
Hollister is predominantly male. 81.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hollister Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hollister Smith, Hollister Johnson, Hollister 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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