How Many People Are Named Holt?
An estimated 1,663 people in the United States have the first name Holt. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Holt peaked in popularity in 2019 with 87 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Holt 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 Holt paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Holt is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,663
About 1 in 206,106 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2019
87 births
Total Registered
1,842
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Holt
Holt is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,842 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Holt as a male name
Ranked #1,920 in 2024
82 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (87 births)
Holt: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Holt span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 632 babies were registered. While Holt is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Holt by Decade
How has Holt 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.
Holt by State
Birth registrations for Holt span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, California. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Ohio, Louisiana. On average, about 50 Holts were registered per state.
Holt + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Holt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Holt
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Holt: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Holt?
We estimate approximately 1,663 people named Holt 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 206,106 Americans share this first name.
Is Holt a common name?
Holt is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,842 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Holt most popular?
Holt reached peak popularity in 2019, when 87 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Holt is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Holt a male name?
Holt is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Holt Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Holt Smith, Holt Johnson, Holt 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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