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Hollis

Hollis was the #893 boys' name in the US in 2025 (266 babies), and #5,137 in England & Wales and #1,718 in Canada.

Hollis as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Hollis as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Hollis as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#893 (266)#5,137 (3)#1,718 (12)
2024#1,055 (208)—#1,764 (11)
2023#1,000 (220)#4,992 (3)#2,123 (8)
2022#1,042 (212)#4,790 (3)#1,483 (13)
2021#1,064 (201)#4,789 (3)#2,061 (8)
2020#1,017 (204)—#2,431 (6)
2019#1,094 (182)—#1,737 (10)
2018#1,255 (147)—#1,983 (8)
2017#1,064 (186)—#1,852 (9)
2016#1,413 (124)#3,478 (5)—
2015#1,100 (176)—#2,715 (5)
2014#1,362 (125)#3,895 (4)—
2013#1,345 (126)#4,685 (3)#2,305 (6)
2012#1,466 (110)——
2011#1,544 (102)——

Hollis as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Hollis as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanada
Hollis as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,132 (206)—#3,478 (5)
2024#1,237 (189)—#2,445 (8)
2023#1,387 (162)—#2,366 (8)
2022#1,621 (130)—#2,835 (6)
2021#1,334 (167)—#1,876 (11)
2020#1,468 (146)——
2019#1,655 (127)——
2018#1,692 (122)—#3,286 (5)
2017#1,465 (153)—#2,179 (9)
2016#1,667 (128)—#2,595 (7)
2015#1,908 (106)—#3,286 (5)
2014#1,794 (114)——
2013#1,990 (98)#5,742 (3)—
2012#2,734 (64)——
2011#2,868 (60)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1908 at #290.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 44% of US babies named Hollis were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 6,400 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 6,400uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 7,800uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Hollis is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,500 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 5,600 to 1 in 7,600.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Hollis by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #640MNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: #679MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: #789MAOregon: #438ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #742PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,687CAUtah: #703UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #518MOKentucky: #625KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #798VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #590KSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: #410TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: #501SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #552OKLouisiana: #450LAMississippi: #471MSAlabama: #573ALGeorgia: #594GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #892TXFlorida: #1,256FL
Hollis (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Hollis (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HollisCanadaGirls#3,4785
HollisCanadaBoys#1,71812
HollisEngland & WalesGirls—too few
HollisEngland & WalesBoys#5,1373
HollisUSGirls#1,132206
HollisUSBoys#893266