Holston comes from the German tradition, meaning Dwellers in the wood.
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How popular is Holston?
2023peak year
The name Holston reached its peak in 2023, with 40 registrations (ranked #3076). It had only entered records 16 years earlier, in 2007. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5331) today, averaging about 22 new babies per year. Holston has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 264 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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