Given name
Hollyanne
“of the holly tree”
Hollyanne is a variant of Holly. One English interpretation is “of the holly tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hollyanne is a variant of Holly. One English interpretation is “of the holly tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hollyanne is a variant of Holly. An origin associated with Holly is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hollyanne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 145
- 0 boys · 145 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 194 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.
Hollyanne’s family of names
Hollyanne has a related form in Holly.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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