Names / Boy names
Holden
Current rank
#297
and easing
All-time peak
#217
in 2018
First recorded
1902
in U.S. data
Children named
32,700
since 1902
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #217 in 2018 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Deep valley. It first appears in American naming data in 1902. Today it sits at #297 and is slowly cooling. Its strongest year was 2018, at #217 nationally. More than 32,700 children have been given the name overall.