Holland Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Holland is also a name of country commonly known as the Netherlands.

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A Deep Dive

Holland Overview

Meaning

Wooded land, ridgeland

Gender

Girl, Gender-neutral

Origin

Old Dutch, Old English

Etymology

Derived from the Dutch region name Holland, referring to a part of the Netherlands.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɒ.lənd/

Popularity

Holland is gaining recognition in countries like the USA, Canada, and Australia. In the USA, Holland ranked #567 for girls in 2023.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

3 (Expressive, Social, Artistic)

Name Styles

Modern, Unique, Cool

Associated Traits

Adventurous, creative, independent, strong

Name Day

November 10th
A Deep Dive

Holland Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Hollan, Hollyn, Hollis, Hollandt, Hollen

Common Nicknames

Holly, Hollie, Landy, Holla

Diminutives

Hollie, Holl

Famous People

  • Holland Taylor
    (American Actress)
  • Holland Roden
    (American Actress)
  • Holland McRae
    (American Author)
  • Holland Dozier
    (American Songwriter)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Holland March
    ("The Nice Guys," Film)

Places

  • Holland Park
    (London, England)
  • Holland Tunnel
    (New York, USA)
  • Holland Lake
    (Montana, USA)
  • Holland Island
    (Maryland, USA)
  • Holland State Park
    (Michigan, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Holland?

Holland means “wooded land” or “ridgeland.” People named Holland often have a grounded and nature-loving personality.

What Is the Origin of The Name Holland?

The name Holland originates from the Old Dutch and Old English words “hōh” and “land,” meaning “wooded land”.

Holland Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Holland in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#6432021#5912022#5672023
Top 3 Rankings#5672023#5912022#6432021

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Holland

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023567
(+24 from 2022)
520
(+14 from 2022)
0.02973
2022591
(+52 from 2021)
506
(+44 from 2021)
0.02822
2021643
(+66 from 2020)
462
(+67 from 2020)
0.02579
2020709
(+32 from 2019)
395
(+13 from 2019)
0.02235
2019741
(+96 from 2018)
382
(+59 from 2018)
0.02082
2018837
(+114 from 2017)
323
(+46 from 2017)
0.01737
2017951
(-75 from 2016)
277
(-43 from 2016)
0.01466
2016876
(-38 from 2015)
320
(-14 from 2015)
0.01653
2015838
(+55 from 2014)
334
(+30 from 2014)
0.01712
2014893
(+250 from 2013)
304
(+94 from 2013)
0.01554
20131143
(+191 from 2012)
210
(+34 from 2012)
0.01089
20121334
(+254 from 2011)
176
(+39 from 2011)
0.00907
20111588
(-15 from 2010)
137
(-2 from 2010)
0.00707
20101573
(+56 from 2009)
139
(+2 from 2009)
0.00709
20091629
(+56 from 2008)
137
(+5 from 2008)
0.00677
20081685
(+449 from 2007)
132
(+38 from 2007)
0.00634
20072134
(-538 from 2006)
94
(-40 from 2006)
0.00444
20061596
(+259 from 2005)
134
(+30 from 2005)
0.00641
20051855
(+144 from 2004)
104
(+12 from 2004)
0.00512
20041999
(-347 from 2003)
92
(-24 from 2003)
0.00456
20031652
(+98 from 2002)
116
(+13 from 2002)
0.00578
20021750
(+82 from 2001)
103
(+7 from 2001)
0.00522
20011832
(-143 from 2000)
96
(-8 from 2000)
0.00485
20001689
(-42 from 1999)
104
(+3 from 1999)
0.00521
19991647
(+221 from 1998)
101
(+19 from 1998)
0.00519
19981868
(+290 from 1997)
82
(+18 from 1997)
0.00423
19972158
(+123 from 1996)
64
(+6 from 1996)
0.00335
19962281
(+341 from 1995)
58
(+11 from 1995)
0.00303
19952622
(-119 from 1994)
47
(-3 from 1994)
0.00245
19942503
(-458 from 1993)
50
(-17 from 1993)
0.00256
19932045
(+230 from 1992)
67
(+9 from 1992)
0.00340
19922275
(+80 from 1991)
58
(+4 from 1991)
0.00289
19912355
(+216 from 1990)
54
(+8 from 1990)
0.00266
19902571
(-128 from 1989)
46
(-1 from 1989)
0.00224
19892443
(+203 from 1988)
47
(+7 from 1988)
0.00236
19882646
(-212 from 1987)
40
(-2 from 1987)
0.00208
19872434
(-90 from 1986)
42
(-1 from 1986)
0.00224
19862344
(-262 from 1985)
43
(-8 from 1985)
0.00233
19852082
(+770 from 1984)
51
(+20 from 1984)
0.00276
19842852
(-454 from 1983)
31
(-8 from 1983)
0.00172
19832398
(-525 from 1982)
39
(-18 from 1982)
0.00218
19821873
(+615 from 1981)
57
(+19 from 1981)
0.00314
19812488
(+2254 from 1980)
38
(+23 from 1980)
0.00212
19804742
(-839 from 1979)
15
(-4 from 1979)
0.00084
19793903
(+3042 from 1978)
19
(+11 from 1978)
0.00110
19786945
(-1734 from 1977)
8
(-4 from 1977)
0.00049
19775211
(-306 from 1976)
12
No change from 1976
0.00073
19764905
(+610 from 1975)
12
(+2 from 1975)
0.00076
19755515
(-795 from 1974)
10
(-2 from 1974)
0.00064
19744720
(+1360 from 1973)
12
(+4 from 1973)
0.00077
19736080
(-603 from 1972)
8
(-1 from 1972)
0.00051
19725477
(+1143 from 1971)
9
(+2 from 1971)
0.00056
19716620
(-803 from 1970)
7
(-1 from 1970)
0.00040
19705817
(-362 from 1969)
8
No change from 1969
0.00044
19695455
(+792 from 1968)
8
(+2 from 1968)
0.00045
19686247
(+555 from 1967)
6
(+1 from 1967)
0.00035
19676802
(-238 from 1966)
5
No change from 1966
0.00029
19666564
(-25 from 1965)
5
No change from 1965
0.00028
19656539
(-1531 from 1964)
5
(-3 from 1964)
0.00027
19645008
(+1571 from 1962)
8
(+3 from 1962)
0.00041
19630
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19626579
(-1279 from 1950)
5
No change from 1950
0.00025
19610
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19600
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19570
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19505300
(-491 from 1918)
5
No change from 1918
0.00028
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19184809
First SSA data recorded
5
First SSA data recorded
0.00042
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Holland

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#11732021#11172022#9312023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#6712021#6432022#6222023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#852021#1332022#1642023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#6972021#3232022#5062023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#2812021#2772022#3842023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#7212021#7632022#5512023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#9342021#12082022#9042023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#4432021#9922022#8662023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#3492021#2652022#2892023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#4532021#6032022#5532023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#5592021#4952022#7112023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#3172021#4542022#3502023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#8282021#5232022#2952023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#2642021#2272022#2352023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#5982021#4392022#4112023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#10082021#4732022#8322023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#8872021#12082022#6932023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#7622021#12982022#8512023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#14512020#12692022#9462023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#7782021#5292022#6202023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#6332021#7302022#6212023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#4512021#5882022#3772023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#5282021#6212022#4552023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#1532021#1592022#2312023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#5302021#5392022#3092023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#6172021#2962022#2712023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#5642020#4572021#2522023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#7942020#7172022#4762023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#5292021#1822022#2762023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#6872021#7512022#4282023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#3622020#3852021#3222022

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#9692016#8462021#8562022

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#7752013#7162022#7732023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#5002014#6072015#5842022

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#2142018#1852021#2172022

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#5632019#5282023

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1712019

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#2082022

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#2282023

Popularity Rankings for Holland in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#7082021#14692022#6952023

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Holland a Name for Boys or Girls?

Holland can be a unisex name, but female also commonly found bearing this name.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Holland

Holland in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Holland Taylor (Actress, 1943): An American actress known for her roles in television and film.
  • Holland Roden (Actress, 1986): An American actress famous for her role in the TV series "Teen Wolf."
  • Holland McRae (Author, 1952): An American author known for her historical novels.
  • Holland Dozier (Songwriter, 1942): An American songwriter and part of the famous Motown songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland.
  • Holland March ("The Nice Guys," 2016 Film): A private detective with a quirky personality.
  • Holland Park (London, England): A public park in the Kensington district of London, featuring extensive woodlands and a Japanese garden.
  • Holland Tunnel (New York, USA): A vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River connecting Manhattan in New York City with Jersey City in New Jersey.
  • Holland Lake (Montana, USA): A scenic lake in the Flathead National Forest, known for its clear waters and surrounding hiking trails.
  • Holland Island (Maryland, USA): A small island in the Chesapeake Bay that has experienced significant erosion over the years.
  • Holland State Park (Michigan, USA): A popular state park on the shore of Lake Michigan, known for its sandy beaches and the iconic Big Red Lighthouse.

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