#2812024 rank
2020peak year
27,937babies named Holden since 1880
▼ 18%5-year trend
Holden popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Holden mean?
An English surname from place names meaning 'hollow valley', from Old English holh and dun. Holden Caulfield of The Catcher in the Rye fixed its literary image.
OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, mythic
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