Hollie is a distinctive choice, ranked #419 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Hollie in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#419
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About the Name Hollie
Hollie has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 131 places in five years. It was most popular in 2012 at #54 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has spent 20 of the last 30 years inside the UK top 100 — a mark of enduring mainstream appeal.
Hollie is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Hollie in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Hollie
Hollie Pearne-Webb — Hollie Pearne-Webb is an English former field hockey player who played as a defender for Wimbledon and the England and Great Britain national teams.
Hollie Avil — Hollie May Avil is an English former triathlete who was the European and World junior triathlon champion in 2007 and U23 World Champion in 2009.
Hollie Palmer — Hollie Palmer is an Australian women's footballer who plays as a midfielder for Australian club Gold Coast Knights.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hollie
Unlikely. With around 97 UK babies named Hollie per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hollie in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hollie is declining: down 224 places since 2020, to #419 in 2025. It peaked at #54 in 2012.
Hollie is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Hollie include: Hollie Pearne-Webb, Hollie Avil and Hollie Palmer. Short summaries for each appear below.
Hollie does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Hollies in the wild.
97
UK babies named Hollie (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 224 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hollie
Almost certainly the only Hollie in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Hollie
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story