Holland: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “wooded land”
- Origin
- Dutch
- Say it
- HOL-und · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (71% girls, 29% boys since 1880)
From the Dutch place name Holland, probably from Old Dutch holt ‘wood’ and land ‘land’. Used as a surname and later as a given name.
How popular is Holland?
Babies named Holland in 2024609
2024 rank#602 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 188010,319
Holland is rising: use over the last five years is 2.7× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Holland
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Holland questions
What does the name Holland mean?
Holland means "wooded land". It comes from Dutch. From the Dutch place name Holland, probably from Old Dutch holt ‘wood’ and land ‘land’. Used as a surname and later as a given name.
Is Holland a boy or girl name?
Holland is used for both: about 71% of US babies named Holland since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Holland?
609 US babies were named Holland in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Holland?
Holland is usually pronounced HOL-und.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.