Holy*
#18,372 most common girls' name of all time · #30,120 across all names · 11% male / 89% female · used 1975–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#18,372
Rank overall
#30,120 of 105,966
First appeared
1975
Years on the list
20 of 146
All-time
198
Since 2016
120
Peak year
2018 #8,795
Best rank
#7,757 2022
Girls
Boys
peak 22/yr
Holy first appears in 1975. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,640 |
| 2024 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,514 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 14 | #12,518 |
| 2022 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,757 |
| 2021 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,533 |
| 2020 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,375 |
| 2019 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,298 |
| 2018 | 12 | 10 | 22 | #8,795 |
| 2017 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,984 |
| 2016 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,112 |
| 2015 | 8 | 5 | 13 | #12,145 |
| 2014 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,780 |
| 2011 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,269 |
| 2006 | 7 | — | 7 | #14,019 |
| 2004 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,750 |
| 2003 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,462 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,943 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,313 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,346 |
| 1975 | 7 | — | 7 | #7,921 |