How Many People Are Named Holy?
An estimated 185 people in the United States have the first name Holy. It is used for both genders, with 88.3% female. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Holy peaked in popularity in 2018 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Holy 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 Holy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
185
About 1 in 1,852,726 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
88.3% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2018
22 births
Total Registered
188
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Holy
Holy is predominantly female (88.3%), though 22 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Holy as a male name
Ranked #10,116 in 2023
7 male births in 2023
Peak: 2018 (10 births)
Holy as a female name
Ranked #10,546 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (15 births)
Holy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Holy span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 92 babies were registered. While Holy is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Holy by Decade
How has Holy 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.
Holy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Holy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Holy
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Holy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Holy?
We estimate approximately 185 people named Holy 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 1,852,726 Americans share this first name.
Is Holy a common name?
Holy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 188 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Holy most popular?
Holy reached peak popularity in 2018, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Holy is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Holy a female name?
Holy is predominantly female. 88.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Holy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Holy Smith, Holy Johnson, Holy 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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