How popular is the name Holden?

Holden ranks 617th among boys' names in US records, with 31,712 births since 1902. Over the past decade it accounts for 14,108.

Is Holden a unisex name?

No. Holden is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2018, when 1,740 children were given the name. It has been in use for 123 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Holdan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#617 of boy names

Pronounced HH OW1 L D AE1 N (ARPABET)

Holden is a boys' name, and first appears in 1902. It has been given to 31,712 children — the 617th most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 41% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2018, when 1,740 children were given it.

Holdan is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

2018Boys: 1,740Girls: 25

These spellings sound identical to Holden and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Holden?: Holden ranks 617th among boys' names in US records, with 31,712 births since 1902. Over the past decade it accounts for 14,108.
Is Holden a unisex name?: No. Holden is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Holden most popular?: 2018, when 1,740 children were given the name. It has been in use for 123 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Holden spelled?: Holdan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.