Given name & surname
Hollie
“near the valley of the holly bushes”·“from the holly tree”·“of the holly tree”
Hollie 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. In English use, Hollie has an alternative spelling in Holly. One English interpretation is “of the holly tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hollie 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. In English use, Hollie has an alternative spelling in Holly. One English interpretation is “of the holly tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hollie is a variant of Hollis. An origin associated with Hollis is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Hollie is used as a spelling variant of Holly.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hollie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 19,906
- 1,453 boys · 18,453 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 662 babies
- 2025
- 60
- #2,834 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 60 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,834 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 653 in 1983. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 15,633 as a first name in 2020; 2,083 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.
Hollie’s family of names
Hollie has an alternative spelling in Holly. In English usage, Hollie has a related form in Holly. Hollie has a related form in Hollis.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Hollie
- Hollie Pearne-WebbBritish field hockey playerborn 1990
- Hollie GrimaAustralian basketball player (born 1983)
- Hollie ArnoldBritish athleteborn 1994
- Hollie CookEnglish pop singerborn 1986
- Hollie Steela schoolgirl and performer from Accrington, Englandborn 1998
- Hollie DavidsonScottish rugby union refereeborn 1992
- Hollie SmithNew Zealand singer-songwriterborn 1982
- Hollie ViseAmerican artistic gymnastborn 1987
- Hollie AndrewAustralian actressborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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If you love Hollie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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