Names / Unisex names
Hollis
Current rank
#894
and rising
All-time peak
#292
in 1908
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
21,500
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #292 in 1908 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Near the holly trees (English). It was first recorded in American naming data in 1880. It currently ranks #894 and is trending upward. Its strongest year was 1908, at #292 nationally. Over 21,500 have carried it since records began.