Holly-Mae
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HOL-ee-MAY
- Origin
- English
Holly-Mae is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “holly tree + the month of May”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Holly-Mae mean?
English: Holly + Mae
“holly tree + the month of May”
Joins Holly (English, “holly tree”) and Mae (English, “the month of May”).
Meanings borrowed from Holly and Mae.
Is Holly-Mae a girl's or a boy's name?
Holly-Mae is a girls' name.
How popular is Holly-Mae in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Holly-Mae in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Holly-Mae in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
Names like Holly-Mae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hallie, Evie, Isabelle, Gracie, Lily, Millie, Daisy, Evelyn, Amelie, Grace, Scarlett, Violet
Names related to Holly-Mae
More English names
Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Willow, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hazel, Carter, Harrison, River, Ellie, Frankie
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-Mae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/holly-mae, updated 20 October 2026.