Boys' name · peaked in 2020
Holden name popularity since 1925
32,714 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Holden (0.9% girls, 99.1% boys). Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Holden is about 12 years old in 2026. Holden peaked in 2020 as the #227 name for boys, and it ranked #297 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 32,714
- Named Holden, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #297
- for boys in 2025 (1,140 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.1% boys
- 288 girls · 32,426 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.46× its national share
Peak year is the year Holden made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Holden births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2018. Measured as a share of all babies, Holden peaked in 2020.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, Holden became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 7,350 baby boys to 1 in 3,400.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Holden's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Holden.
Decade by decade
Babies named Holden in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 20 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 34 | #3,903 |
| 1940s | 0 | 32 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 47 | #3,320 |
| 1960s | 0 | 70 | #2,876 |
| 1970s | 0 | 44 | #4,090 |
| 1980s | 0 | 526 | #3,004 |
| 1990s | 19 | 3,382 | #598 |
| 2000s | 56 | 7,305 | #357 |
| 2010s | 129 | 13,067 | #291 |
| 2020–25 | 84 | 7,899 | #297 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
54.6% of babies named Holden from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Holden is most popular
The index compares Holden's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Holden.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.46× | 652 |
| North Carolina | 2.14× | 1,884 |
| Colorado | 1.70× | 652 |
| Nebraska | 1.55× | 338 |
| Oklahoma | 1.54× | 623 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Holden's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Holden.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Holden (2020).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data