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Holden

Boy

Meaning of Holden: English: 'hollow valley'

Holden is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 308th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1758th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#308

1,146 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1758

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

32,795

First recorded 1902 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 17 babies1985: 16 babies1986: 58 babies1987: 107 babies1988: 143 babies1989: 146 babies1990: 182 babies19901991: 234 babies1992: 224 babies1993: 267 babies1994: 303 babies1995: 299 babies1996: 323 babies1997: 451 babies1998: 568 babies1999: 550 babies2000: 533 babies20002001: 553 babies2002: 614 babies2003: 625 babies2004: 756 babies2005: 838 babies2006: 777 babies2007: 820 babies2008: 882 babies2009: 963 babies2010: 1,021 babies20102011: 1,122 babies2012: 1,186 babies2013: 1,214 babies2014: 1,232 babies2015: 1,267 babies2016: 1,368 babies2017: 1,544 babies2018: 1,757 babies2019: 1,485 babies2020: 1,661 babies20202021: 1,529 babies2022: 1,230 babies2023: 1,191 babies2024: 1,226 babies2025: 1,146 babies
US babies named Holden per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,757.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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