Hollyn
Hollyn was the 1313th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 170 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,628 places. More babies were named Hollyn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,313 girls, up 140 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 170girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025170 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,090babies recorded
Hollyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,313 | 170 |
| 2020 | #1,453 | 149 |
| 2010 | #3,432 | 47 |
| 2000 | #7,310 | 14 |
| 1990 | #8,095 | 10 |
| 1980 | #10,948 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hollyn, counting every spelling?
Hollyn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,063 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,313 for Hollyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 213 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollyn | 170 | #1,313 | 783 |
| Hollynn | 19 | #6,200 | 72 |
| Hollin | 10 | #9,703 | 39 |
| Hollan | 9 | #10,408 | 36 |
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 Hollyn?
170 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hollyn (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Hollyn 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 49 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hollyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hollyn?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Hollyn are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Hollyn 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.
Hollyn by state
How common Hollyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (6.2×), Louisiana (4.7×), Oklahoma (4.7×), Arkansas (4.5×), Alabama (3.0×). In 29 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 Hollyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hollyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hollyn
How popular is the name Hollyn?
Hollyn was the 1313th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 170 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,628 places. More babies were named Hollyn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Hollyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Hollyn in the US.
Where is Hollyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hollyn was most common in Mississippi (0.60 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Oklahoma.