Hollis: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “dweller by the holly trees”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- HAHL-iss · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Both (25% girls, 75% boys since 1880)
From an English surname derived from a place-name or topographic term connected with holly trees. It later came into use as a unisex given name.
How popular is Hollis?
Babies named Hollis in 2024396
2024 rank#1,053 boys
Peak year1908
Total US babies since 188021,037
Hollis is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Hollis
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Hollis questions
What does the name Hollis mean?
Hollis means "dweller by the holly trees". It comes from English. From an English surname derived from a place-name or topographic term connected with holly trees. It later came into use as a unisex given name.
Is Hollis a boy or girl name?
Hollis is used for both: about 25% of US babies named Hollis since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Hollis?
396 US babies were named Hollis in 2024. Its peak year was 1908.
How do you pronounce Hollis?
Hollis is usually pronounced HAHL-iss.
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.