Holly dog name
We found 2,196 dogs named Holly in the public pet registers of 26 places. Combining all places, Holly is the #81 dog name. Almost all dogs named Holly are female.
🐱 Holly is also a cat name (#149 for cats, 207 cats).
Holly as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #73 of 51,228 | 738 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #176 of 34,500 | 267 | 2014–2025 |
| South Australia Australia | #67 in top 100 | 802 | 2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #90 of 10,500 | 81 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #224 of 8,191 | 18 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #17 of 4,586 | 96 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #214 of 4,375 | 9 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #154 of 4,602 | 11 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #186 of 5,788 | 6 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #35 of 3,045 | 31 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #928 of 2,965 | 1 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #110 of 2,906 | 10 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #78 of 2,440 | 11 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #219 of 3,446 | 4 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #105 of 2,588 | 9 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #76 of 1,974 | 12 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #39 of 2,062 | 19 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #17 of 1,888 | 36 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #66 of 1,965 | 9 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #191 of 2,347 | 3 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #124 of 1,917 | 4 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #78 of 1,161 | 6 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #88 of 1,280 | 4 | 2019 |
| Adelaide Australia | #49 of 958 | 4 | 2014 |
| Prospect Australia | #38 of 518 | 4 | 2016 |
| Burlington United States | #122 of 641 | 1 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Holly. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
1,235 female and 13 male dogs named Holly, in the places that record sex.
Holly over the years
Dogs named Holly per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Holly
Compared to all dogs, Holly is especially common among Springer Spaniels (2.9×), Greyhounds (2.2×), Cocker Spaniels (2.2×), German Shorthaired Pointers (2.2×) and Collies (1.9×).
Based on 1,157 dogs named Holly with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Holly as a baby name
Holly was the #416 girls' name in the US in 2025 (751 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #69 for girls in Ireland, #77 for girls in Scotland, #87 for girls in Northern Ireland and #161 for girls in New Zealand. See Holly as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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