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Origin & history of Holmes1
English roots
Holmes comes from the English tradition, meaning From the island in the river.
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How popular is Holmes?
1915
peak year
Holmes appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1915, 24 babies received the name (ranked #1387). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #12140), with roughly 6 babies named Holmes each year. In total, around 610 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
24
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,387)
(ranked #1,387)
6
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
60
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
610
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Holmes9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
H8
O6
L3
M4
E5
S1
Sum: 27 → Life path 9
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Personality of Holmes🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
💝
Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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