Holt Boy
How popular is Holt?
#1,919 boy name in 2025
81 baby boys were named Holt in the US in 2025, making it the 1919th most popular boy name.
1,737living people named Holt (est.)
12median age of people named Holt
1,924babies named Holt since 1880
1 in 40,930US babies born in 2025
Holt popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,919 for boys (▼ 17 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 81 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+21% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,086 in 2015, #1,977 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (87 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,252 in 1906 |
| First recorded | 1906 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Holt is most popular
Babies named Holt per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (62 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Alabama: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Holt by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,252 |
| 1910s | 57 | #1,536 |
| 1920s | 45 | #2,764 |
| 1930s | 34 | #2,853 |
| 1940s | 28 | #2,562 |
| 1950s | 28 | #3,363 |
| 1960s | 40 | #2,857 |
| 1970s | 26 | #4,155 |
| 1980s | 80 | #2,938 |
| 1990s | 164 | #2,436 |
| 2000s | 306 | #2,485 |
| 2010s | 632 | #1,777 |
| 2020s | 479 | #1,875 |
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Questions
- Is Holt a boy or girl name?
- Holt is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Holt were boys.
- How popular is the name Holt?
- 81 baby boys were named Holt in the US in 2025, making it the 1919th most popular boy name.
- When was Holt most popular?
- Holt peaked in 2019, when 87 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,252 in 1906.
- How many people are named Holt?
- 1,924 babies have been named Holt in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,737 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Holt most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Holt was most common in North Carolina, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.