Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Hollis
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1921
Peak births
294
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Hollis
How many people are named Hollis?
An estimated 7,016 living Americans are named Hollis.
How rare is Hollis?
Hollis is uncommon among babies today, with 266 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 9.5% from its 1921 peak.
How old is the typical Hollis?
The median age of a living American named Hollis is approximately 35 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 65 years old.
Is Hollis still popular?
Yes — Hollis is currently rising in popularity, with 266 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Hollis most common?
Hollis has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 4.8× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19212025
Peak year
1921
Decline from peak
9.5%
2025
266
All-time
16,014
Where it lives now
Hollis is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 4.8× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Hollis is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.