unisex name

Holland

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 11,352

the United States

#549

2025 births

Holland is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 71% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 686 babies in the United States, ranking #549. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in 2025, when 686 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 4,833 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • Holland started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1888.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Holland over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

3,599
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Holland by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 6
1890s 20
1900s 24
1910s 225
1920s 330
1930s 222
1940s 180
1950s 167
1960s 157
1970s 251
1980s 569
1990s 805
2000s 1,364
2010s 3,088
2020s (to 2025) 3,599

How popular is Holland?

In 2025, Holland was given to 686 babies in the United States, ranking #549 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Holland is used

United States #549 686 in 2025
Canada #941 41 in 2024
England & Wales #3,460 10 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Holland

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Holland also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Holland over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Holland

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Holland — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Holland

How popular is the name Holland?

In 2025, Holland was given to 686 babies in the United States, ranking #549 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Holland a girl's or a boy's name?

Holland is used for both girls and boys. About 71% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Holland?

Holland has 2 syllables.

When was Holland most popular?

Holland peaked in 2025, when 686 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Holland a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Holland currently ranks #549 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.

Was Holland originally a boys' or girls' name?

Holland was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.