Boy · Old English
Holden
Say it: HOHL-dun
Meaning
From an English surname taken from place names, from Old English hol 'hollow' and denu 'valley'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Associated with J.D. Salinger's 1951 novel.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 26,434 babies given this name since 1902
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 1,000 boys
- 1,642 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Holden Caulfield, narrator of The Catcher in the Rye
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Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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