Holly Valance
There are approximately 1 people named Holly Valance living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Holly with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Valance. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Holly
183K
Alive today
Named Valance
137
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 183K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1983
Average age: 45
Estimated bearers: 137
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #153,769
Per 100K: 0.04
Top ancestry: White (83.0%)
First name trend
Holly: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Holly. The peak year was 1983 with 6,415 births. The average person named Holly today is 45 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Valance surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Valance, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 83.0%.
- White83.0%
- Hispanic or Latino14.2%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Holly has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0533% of the US population, based on 182,620 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Valance appears at a rate of 0.04 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0000%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Holly Valance. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Holly
FAQ
Holly Valance: questions and answers
How many people are named Holly Valance?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Holly Valance. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0533%) with the surname frequency (0.04 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Holly Valance?
We classify Holly Valance as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Holly a male or female name?
Holly is predominantly female. Out of 206,089 total SSA registrations, 0.7% were male and 99.3% were female. See the full Holly profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.