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Holden

What does Holden mean?

Holden Pronunciation of Holden as a boys' name is pronounced HOHL-den. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Holden is "deep valley". Surname used as first name because of the hero of JD Salinger's 1951 novel "The Catcher in the Rye", Holden Caulfield.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Ho-, -en

ASSOCIATED WITH old english, deep (dark), valley, surname, hero, novel (literary)

Variations

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Holden Cristiano (H.C.), ..

How popular is Holden?

Holden is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#940 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Holden entered the list in 1980-1989 and reached its peak position of #216 in the U.S. in 2018. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Holden name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Holden outside U.S.

Similar Names

Holden is alike in pronunciation to Haldan, Haldane and Halden. Other recommended sound-alike names are Alden, Belden, Boden, Bolten, Borden, Bowden, Cobden, Colden, Coldin, Collden (see Colden), Collen, Colten, Elden, Forden, Godden, Golden, Gorden, Hadden, Haden, Halen, Hallen, Halten (see Halton), Halton, Harden, Hayden, Hilton, Holman, Holmes, Horten, Howlen, Hylton, Jorden, Kelden, Kolten, Malden, Melden, Nolen, Roldan, Royden, Selden, Tilden, Walden, Welden and Worden. These names tend to be more frequently used than Holden.

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