Is Holley a boy or girl name?
Holley is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 33 girls and 0 boys were named Holley, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 95.6% of the 4,649 US babies named Holley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,306
- Babies named Holley since 1911
- 4,649
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 113 babies
Boys and girls named Holley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 61 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 19 | 6 | 24% |
| 1940s | 41 | 72 | 63.7% |
| 1950s | 39 | 229 | 85.4% |
| 1960s | 10 | 397 | 97.5% |
| 1970s | 8 | 847 | 99.1% |
| 1980s | 0 | 922 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 740 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 560 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 463 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 209 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,306 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,540 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,912 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,361 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,301 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,521 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,362 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,723 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,611 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,317 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,204 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,187 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,467 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,710 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,687 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,605 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 58 | #3,030 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,691 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,761 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,689 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,648 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,615 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,420 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,439 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,902 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,319 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,994 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,783 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,868 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,220 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,052 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,651 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,001 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 78 | #1,830 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,618 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,462 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,385 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,529 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,291 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,210 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,351 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,440 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,400 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,375 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,426 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,308 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,333 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,359 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,343 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,983 | 105 | #1,110 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,280 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,476 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,269 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,273 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,505 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,758 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,960 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,636 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,814 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,288 | 41 | #1,845 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,768 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,044 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,634 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,289 | 28 | #2,214 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,249 | 24 | #2,361 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,829 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,383 | 39 | #1,733 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,068 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,100 | 29 | #1,996 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,283 | 23 | #2,262 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,794 | 15 | #2,865 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,529 | 12 | #3,276 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,362 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,129 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,494 | 8 | #4,023 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,139 | 13 | #2,879 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,838 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,653 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,233 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,733 | 10 | #3,024 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,077 | 13 | #2,618 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,803 | 7 | #3,893 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,740 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,005 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,428 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,468 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,133 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,249 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,251 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,558 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,913 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,514 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,680 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,685 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,601 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,595 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,483 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,025 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,701 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,864 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Holley reached #1,864 in 1911. As a girl name, it reached #1,110 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Holley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.