Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys
Holden is an English given name that comes from a surname meaning "deep valley" in Old English. The most well-known use of Holden as a given name is in J. D. Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, in which the protagonist bears the name Holden Caulfield.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Holden yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 5 | #1,215 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,024 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,774 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,594 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,247 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,451 |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,856 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,705 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,702 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,689 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,643 |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,959 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,941 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,248 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,959 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,902 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,780 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,766 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,751 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,276 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,739 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,372 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,761 |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,975 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,933 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,529 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,595 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,067 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,319 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,341 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,382 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,914 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,191 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,207 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,153 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,937 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,287 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,876 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,690 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,215 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,171 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,739 |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,090 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,612 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,228 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,284 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,631 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,712 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,297 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,569 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,128 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,742 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,127 |
| 1986 | 58 | #1,273 |
| 1987 | 107 | #910 |
| 1988 | 143 | #795 |
| 1989 | 146 | #820 |
| 1990 | 182 | #755 |
| 1991 | 234 | #662 |
| 1992 | 224 | #693 |
| 1993 | 267 | #631 |
| 1994 | 298 | #603 |
| 1995 | 299 | #598 |
| 1996 | 323 | #566 |
| 1997 | 451 | #477 |
| 1998 | 562 | #417 |
| 1999 | 542 | #431 |
| 2000 | 527 | #453 |
| 2001 | 547 | #443 |
| 2002 | 614 | #413 |
| 2003 | 619 | #415 |
| 2004 | 747 | #371 |
| 2005 | 830 | #357 |
| 2006 | 777 | #385 |
| 2007 | 812 | #378 |
| 2008 | 877 | #357 |
| 2009 | 955 | #335 |
| 2010 | 1,011 | #317 |
| 2011 | 1,114 | #299 |
| 2012 | 1,177 | #296 |
| 2013 | 1,206 | #289 |
| 2014 | 1,218 | #291 |
| 2015 | 1,254 | #291 |
| 2016 | 1,356 | #270 |
| 2017 | 1,531 | #242 |
| 2018 | 1,731 | #217 |
| 2019 | 1,466 | #250 |
| 2020 | 1,648 | #227 |
| 2021 | 1,506 | #236 |
| 2022 | 1,219 | #283 |
| 2023 | 1,176 | #286 |
| 2024 | 1,205 | #281 |
