Given name & surname
Holliday
“born on a festive day”
Holliday is a variant of Holiday. One American interpretation is “born on a festive day.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Holliday is a variant of Holiday. One American interpretation is “born on a festive day.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Holliday is a variant of Holiday. An origin associated with Holiday is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Holliday through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 121
- 0 boys · 121 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #9,090 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +56%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,090 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 212 as a first name in 2020; 19,927 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Holliday’s family of names
Holliday has a related form in Holiday.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Holliday
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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