Holland

Dutch place-name

"wooded land"

Holland Origin and Meaning

The name Holland is a boy's name of Dutch origin meaning "wooded land".

Holland, like most place names, is intrinsically gender neutral, but in practice today it's mostly female. There's about one boy Holland born in the US these days for every five girl Hollands. That's a reversal of the last century, when Holland peaked as a boys' name in 1893, falling off the Top 1000 completely in 1913.

A hundred years later, Holland entered the Top 1000 for girls, now ranking in the top 600 for baby girls in the US. Last year, about 500 baby girls were named Holland in the US versus only a little more than 100 baby boys.

Holland Rank in US Top 1000

# 980 in the US

Holland Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 936 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Holland

• 936 Nameberry 2025
• 562 Unique 2024

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Famous People Named Holland

• Holland Cotter American art critic
• Holland Sackett Duell New York state assemblyman
• Rodolphus Holland Duell New York congressman
• Charles Holland Duell U.S. federal judge
• Springer Holland Cate (b. 2005) brother of American actor/musician Field Cate
• Holland Dozier,Holland, Motown songwriting team
• Holland first openly gay South Korean pop star
• Tom Holland British actor

The name Holland in Pop Culture

• Holland Knox character on TV's "Reckless"
• Glenn Holland character in 1995 film "Mr. Holland's Opus"
• Holland Perry character in 1972 film "The Other"
• Holland aka The Netherlands
• Holland Michigan, USA
• Holland Tunnel New York City
• "Holland 1945," song by Neutral Milk Hotel

International Variations of the name Holland

• Hollander English