Holli

Holli: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “holly tree”
Origin: English
Say it: HAHL-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant spelling of Holly, from the English plant name. The holly has long been used as a given name in English.

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How popular is Holli?

20243.3 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Holli in 202411

Peak year1974

Total US babies since 18808,736

Holli is fading: recent use is about 55% of its level ten years before.

Names like Holli

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Hollyholly tree · English
Hollynholly tree · English
Hollieholly tree · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
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Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English

Holli questions

What does the name Holli mean?

Holli means "holly tree". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Holly, from the English plant name. The holly has long been used as a given name in English.

Is Holli a boy or girl name?

Holli is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Holli?

11 US babies were named Holli in 2024. Its peak year was 1974.

How do you pronounce Holli?

Holli is usually pronounced HAHL-ee.

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.