How Many People Are Named Hollyn?
An estimated 1,899 people in the United States have the first name Hollyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Hollyn peaked in popularity in 2024 with 168 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hollyn 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 Hollyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hollyn is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,899
About 1 in 180,492 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2024
168 births
Total Registered
1,919
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hollyn
Hollyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,919 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hollyn as a female name
Ranked #1,353 in 2024
168 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (168 births)
Hollyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hollyn span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 761 babies were registered. Hollyn remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Hollyn by Decade
How has Hollyn 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.
Hollyn by State
Birth registrations for Hollyn span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Alabama, Georgia. The lowest are in Nebraska, North Dakota, Iowa. On average, about 35 Hollyns were registered per state.
Hollyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hollyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hollyn
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hollyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hollyn?
We estimate approximately 1,899 people named Hollyn 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 180,492 Americans share this first name.
Is Hollyn a common name?
Hollyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,919 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hollyn most popular?
Hollyn reached peak popularity in 2024, when 168 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hollyn is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hollyn a female name?
Hollyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hollyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hollyn Smith, Hollyn Johnson, Hollyn 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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