Holland
Holland was the 550th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 550 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 288 places. More babies were named Holland in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning wood land (Dutch) or spur land (English place) · Dutch, Old English
Say it HAH-lund /ˈhɑlənd/
- Rank in 2025
- #550 girls, up 158 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 550girls
- Girls and boys
- 82% girls, 18% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025550 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,007babies recorded
What does the name Holland mean?
Holland is an English surname and place name. Wiktionary traces the Dutch province of Holland to Old Dutch holt lant, wood land, and rejects the popular reading "hollow land." The English surname can also come from places called Holland in England, such as the Lincolnshire district, usually explained from Old English hōh land, land on a spur of high ground. The American Heritage Dictionary records the cloth word holland after the Dutch province.
holt lant (Old Dutch, “wood land”)hōh (Old English, “spur of land”)
How sure is this? Probable. Two place-name sources; for the English places, Wiktionary notes a proposed alternative (a Brittonic word for marsh).
Other explanations you may read: Means 'hollow land' (low-lying land). Wiktionary calls this a popular but false etymology..
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Holland' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed., entry 'holland' (etymology), HarperCollins / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holland popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #550 | #1,367 | 550 | 136 |
| 2020 | #708 | #1,544 | 396 | 107 |
| 2010 | #1,578 | #3,144 | 139 | 36 |
| 2000 | #1,694 | #3,356 | 104 | 25 |
| 1990 | #2,579 | #5,138 | 46 | 10 |
| 1980 | #4,810 | #2,477 | 15 | 20 |
| 1970 | #6,002 | #2,969 | 8 | 11 |
| 1960 | — | #1,879 | — | 19 |
| 1950 | #5,604 | #1,718 | 5 | 19 |
| 1940 | — | #1,937 | — | 14 |
| 1930 | — | #1,478 | — | 25 |
| 1920 | — | #1,192 | — | 37 |
| 1910 | — | #1,705 | — | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | #1,073 | — | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Holland, counting every spelling?
Holland has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #549 for girls in 2025, against #550 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Holland?
550 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Holland (0.15 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Holland born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 15 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Holland.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Holland?
About 7,700 people born in the US named Holland are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 19. That makes Holland a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Holland by state
How common Holland was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (6.5×), Idaho (5.8×), Oklahoma (3.4×), Alabama (3.3×), Arkansas (3.3×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Mississippi, Nevada, New York.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Holland: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Holland, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Holland · Sibling names for Holland
Questions about the name Holland
What does Holland mean?
Holland means “wood land (Dutch) or spur land (English place)” (Dutch, Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Holland?
Holland was the 550th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 550 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 288 places. More babies were named Holland in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Holland a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 82% girls, 18% boys given the name Holland in the US.
Where is Holland most popular?
In 2021–2025, Holland was most common in Utah (2.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Idaho and South Dakota.