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Why parents love Holt- Captain Holt IS TV's most beloved.
- A holt IS the most fundamental forest word.
- Four letters with a strong, Old English sound: HOHLT.
- The meaning wood IS naturally grounded.
- The most directly forest-ancient name.
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The vibe of Holt
from the woodforestOld EnglishholtBrooklyn Nine-NineCaptain Holtbelovedfundamentalancient
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Origin & history of Holt
Old English holt (wood/forest)
→ Holt
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English roots
Holt IS the Old English word for wood. Captain IS TV's most beloved.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Old English; Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013).
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Today
Holt remains a beloved choice, ranking #1972 in the US. 1,842 babies have been named Holt since 1906.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Holt?
2019
peak year
Holt reached its widest reach during the 2010s. In 2019, 87 babies received the name (ranked #1778). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1972), with about 76 babies given the name annually. Holt's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 1,842 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
87
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,778)
(ranked #1,778)
76
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
760
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,842
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Holt1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
Holt's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — forest adventure. People named Holt tend to be strong, beloved, and gifted at being the most fundamental forest word AND TV's most beloved.
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Most fundamental forest AND TV's beloved✦
Captain-Nine-Nine◈
Old-English◎
Four-letter♡
Naturally-groundedH8
O6
L3
T2
Sum: 19 → Life path 1
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Personality of Holt🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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