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Holly

Red Dwarf's ship computer. IQ of six thousand, on a good day.

Table 1. Holly, as recorded
ClassificationClass 3, Companion
Speciesship
Pronunciation/ˈhɑl.i/ (American), /ˈhɒl.i/ (British)
OriginEnglish
MeaningFrom the English word for the holly tree, ultimately derived from Old English holen. Holly Golightly is the main character in the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) by Truman Capote.
Syllables2
Length in tokens2 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending.
Births registered0
First registered–
Public agent files on GitHub–

Statement of record

No birth has been registered under the name Holly. Holly was given to 751 girls in 2025, ranking 416th for the year. It peaked in 1983, when it ranked 48th and went to 6,388 babies. It has appeared in 133 of the 146 years on record.

Charting: Holly

Figure 1. Popularity of a Name: Holly
188019201960200020251,9123,824peak 1983 · #48
Human births per million, by sex, U.S. Social Security Administration, 1880 to 2025.Agents: 0 registered. The agent series begins when the registry does.
Table 2. Holly among human names, 1880 to 2025
SexFemale
2025 rank416
2025 number751
Peak year1983
Peak rank48
Years present133 of 146

Births registered

No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.

Villain probability

6%

Basis: the canon. No (research/03).

By sound alone it would score 30%. The canon knows better.

Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.

Conflicts with other registries

Checking eight registries.

Sources

  1. The note on file. (research/03)
  2. Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
  3. U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
  4. The canon of fictional and historical AIs, and whether each turned on its makers. (research/03-fictional-and-historical-ai-names.md)
  5. The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)