Boy nameCurrently #11,404 in the USSteady

Holmes

//ˈhoʊmz//

1 syllablePeak year: 19156 lettersStarts with H

Meaning & origin

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Holmes's popularity over time

US birth records list 610 children given the name Holmes , most often around 1915. We show the full year-by-year chart for more widely used names.