Hollie is a distinctive choice, ranked #326 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Hollie in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#326
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 29 years inside the UK top 100 — a mark of enduring mainstream appeal.
Hollie is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hollie
Unlikely. With around 132 UK babies named Hollie per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hollie in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hollie has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 131 places in the last five years. Its peak was #54 in 2012. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
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 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..
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.
132
UK babies named Hollie (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 131 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
Likely around 1 other Hollie in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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
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. She is the youngest athlete ever to be on the podium at successive debut World Cup races and the youngest triathlete to have ever been ranked World Number One at only 18 years old.
Hollie Davidson is a Scottish professional rugby union referee who is contracted with the Scottish Rugby Union. She was given a Scotland referee cap in February 2025.
Hollie Natashia Dunaway is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2013. She held the IBA female mini flyweight title from 2004 to 2006 and challenged for 3 major female world titles.
Hollie McKay is an Australian born journalist who formerly worked for Fox News. She is a national bureau correspondent covering national and international news from Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, Turkey, Syria, Pakistan, Yemen, Myanmar and Ukraine.
Daniel Richard Hollie is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) between 2003 and 2007 under the ring name Danny Basham and in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Damaja in 2007.
Hollie Beth Arnold is a British parasport athlete competing in category F46 javelin. Although born in Grimsby, she now lives and trains in Loughborough.