Given name
Hollice
“near the valley of the holly bushes”·“from the holly tree”
Hollice is a variant of Hollis. Interpretations include “near the valley of the holly bushes” (English) and “from the holly tree” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hollice is a variant of Hollis. Interpretations include “near the valley of the holly bushes” (English) and “from the holly tree” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hollice is a variant of Hollis. An origin associated with Hollis is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hollice through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 77
- 55 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1953. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 129 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hollice’s family of names
Hollice has a related form in Hollis.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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