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Holly-Anne

Gender
Girl
Say it
HOL-ee-AN
Origin
English

Holly-Anne is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “holly tree + favour, grace”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Holly-Anne mean?

English: Holly + Anne

“holly tree + favour, grace”

Joins Holly (English, “holly tree”) and Anne (Hebrew, “favour, grace”).

Meanings borrowed from Holly and Anne.

Is Holly-Anne a girl's or a boy's name?

Holly-Anne is a girls' name.

How popular is Holly-Anne in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 8 girls.

Half of all the girls named Holly-Anne in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

1996Busiest: 8 in 19972015
Holly-Anne in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20151#7,629
20140–
20130–
20123#6,108
20110–
20104#4,931
20090–
20085#4,065
20073#5,415
20065#3,724
20056#3,133
20045#3,356
20036#2,877
20024#3,556
20015#2,928
20003#4,074
19998#2,089
19986#2,535
19978#2,073
19963#3,935

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Holly-Anne: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/holly-anne, updated 20 October 2026.