Holt
Holt was the 1924th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 81 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 1321st; the most babies were born in 2019 (87). Over the last ten years it has moved up 171 places. More babies were named Holt in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,924 boys, up 60 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 81boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201987 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,924babies recorded
Holt popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,924 | 81 |
| 2020 | #1,984 | 72 |
| 2010 | #2,419 | 52 |
| 2000 | #4,114 | 19 |
| 1990 | #6,706 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,252 | 5 |
| 1920 | #2,858 | 10 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Holt, counting every spelling?
Holt has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Holt?
81 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Holt (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Holt 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 103 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Holt.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Holt?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Holt are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 22. That makes Holt 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.
Holt by state
How common Holt was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (2.0×). In 43 states fewer than five boys 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 Holt: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Holt, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Holt
How popular is the name Holt?
Holt was the 1924th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 81 babies. Its best year was 1906, when it ranked 1321st; the most babies were born in 2019 (87). Over the last ten years it has moved up 171 places. More babies were named Holt in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Holt a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Holt in the US.
Where is Holt most popular?
In 2021–2025, Holt was most common in North Carolina (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Texas.