Holli
Holli was the 8556th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 580th; the most babies were born in 1983 (283). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,999 places. More babies were named Holli in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Holly) holly tree · English, Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #8,556 girls, down 1,818 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1983283 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,748babies recorded
What does the name Holli mean?
Holli is a spelling of Holly, pronounced the same way, so it shares Holly's meaning and origin.
Holly is the name of the evergreen shrub with red berries, a Christmas plant, from Old English holegn. Wiktionary notes several surname sources too, including an Irish surname translated from Gaelic for holly. As a girl's name it was popularized by Holly Golightly of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's, especially the 1961 film with Audrey Hepburn.
holegn (Old English, “holly”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Hollie, Holley, Ivy.
See also: English names, names that mean tree.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Holly', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'holly', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Holli popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1983.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,556 | 12 |
| 2020 | #6,738 | 17 |
| 2010 | #4,435 | 33 |
| 2000 | #2,112 | 77 |
| 1990 | #896 | 215 |
| 1980 | #701 | 243 |
| 1970 | #663 | 242 |
| 1960 | #1,250 | 77 |
| 1950 | #5,605 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Holli, counting every spelling?
Holli is a spelling of Holly, a name family that ranked #386 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #8,556 for Holli on its own. Together these spellings went to 863 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly | 751 | #416 | 3,544 |
| Hollie | 60 | #2,834 | 330 |
| Holley | 40 | #3,737 | 203 |
| Holli | 12 | #8,556 | 71 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Holli?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Holli (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Holli 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Holli.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Holli?
About 8,300 people born in the US named Holli are alive today, with a median age of 44; half are between 36 and 53. That makes Holli mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Holli by state
How common Holli was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Holli: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Holli, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Holli
What does Holli mean?
Holli is a spelling of Holly, which means “holly tree” (English, Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Holli?
Holli was the 8556th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 580th; the most babies were born in 1983 (283). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,999 places. More babies were named Holli in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Holli a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Holli in the US.
Where is Holli most popular?
In 2021–2025, Holli was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).