Holding steady, #6,116 for girls today.
Popularity of Hollynn since 2008
Babies named Hollynn per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 8 |
| 2010s | 82 |
| 2020s | 89 |
Meaning & origin
Hollynn is a modern American coinage that entered the U.S. naming landscape in 2008, its first recorded year in Social Security data. The name is a blend of the enduring favorite Holly, a nature name from the holly tree, and the soft -ynn suffix popular in contemporary feminine names like Adelynn and Braelynn. Though it has never broken into the top ranks, Hollynn reached its peak popularity in 2024 at rank 6,116, with approximately 1 in 84,593 newborns receiving the name that year. The trajectory has remained stable into the 2020s, suggesting a steady but niche appeal. While no top states have been associated with the name, its construction reflects broader trends in American naming preferences for invented, melodic-sounding names rooted in familiar elements.
Hollynn is a modern invented name, formed by blending the word and given name Holly with the fashionable suffix -ynn (a variant of -yn). Holly itself derives from the Old English holegn, referring to the holly tree, long used as a given name in English-speaking countries. Hollynn first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2008 and has seen modest but consistent use since.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Holly, Lynn, Holls
Sibling names for Hollynn
Names that share Hollynn's style, for a brother or sister.
