Given name & surname
Hollister
“near the valley of the holly bushes”·“from the holly tree”
Hollister 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
Hollister 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
Hollister 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 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hollister through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 132
- 107 boys · 25 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −80%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 313 as a first name in 2020; 5,481 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.
Hollister’s family of names
Hollister has a related form in Hollis. In English usage, Hollister as a surname has a related form in HOLISTER.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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