Holley

Boy · recorded 1911–1974

  • 1974last recorded
  • 1911best year

Most popular in 1911.

Last recorded in 1974. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Holley.

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Its story

Popularity since 1911

0112219111927194319581974

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 31 recorded years as a table
Holley, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191122
191212
191310
19148
19157
19205
19216
19226
192311
19249
19256
19267
19295
19337
19346
19356
19414
19426
19435
19446
19484
19493
19523
19535
19543
19552
19573
19592
19602
19643
19745

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Holley isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1974
8
Rank in 1974
#3,837
How rare
1 in 196,541 boys
Since 1911
204

Holley was last recorded in 1974. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1911, at 22 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Holley doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.