How Many People Are Named Holmes?
An estimated 151 people in the United States have the first name Holmes. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Holmes peaked in popularity in 1915 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Holmes 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 Holmes paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
151
About 1 in 2,269,896 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1915
24 births
Total Registered
610
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Holmes
Holmes is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 610 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Holmes as a male name
Ranked #11,404 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1915 (24 births)
Holmes: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Holmes span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 167 babies were registered. Holmes has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Holmes by Decade
How has Holmes 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.
Holmes by State
Holmes + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Holmes as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Holmes
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Holmes: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Holmes?
We estimate approximately 151 people named Holmes 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 2,269,896 Americans share this first name.
Is Holmes a common name?
Holmes is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 610 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Holmes most popular?
Holmes reached peak popularity in 1915, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Holmes is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Holmes a male name?
Holmes is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Holmes Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Holmes Smith, Holmes Johnson, Holmes 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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