Holden

Holden \hol-den, ho-ld-en\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Holden is sometimes used as a girl name meaning. Its pronunciation is HHOWL-DehN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Holden: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Holden?

Holden is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Old English origins. The name's meaning is deep valley, hollow in the valley. Derived from the elements 'holh' meaning hollow, hole ; 'denu' meaning valley. The first name is from a surname, which originated from a place name and could have been been given to someone living in such a location. The first name was taken up from the 19th century. It is today well known from the heroic character Holden Caulfield in the J. D. Salinger novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951). Hol name popularity, baby name Holdan, meaning of Holdin, name Holdon meaning, Holdun pronounciation, and Holdyn name variations are variants of Holden. Holden is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1980s; before that, it was of very modest use only. At the recent peak of its usage in 2010, 0.049% of baby boys were given the name Holden. It ranked at #316 then. Out of all boy names in its group, Holden was the most regularly used in 2010. Holden has mostly been a baby boy name in the past century.

List of baby names that sound like Holden:

Haldaen name popularity, Haldaene name, Haldan definition (English), name Haldane origin (English), Halden name (English and German), name Haldin meaning, short names for Haldon, Haldyn pronounciation, name Hallten origin, Hallton name, short names for Halltun, Halten meaning, short names for Halton, name Haltun origin, meaning of Halvden, name Hellten, short names for Helten, Helton definition, Heltun meaning and origin, and baby name Hillten.

The baby name Holden fun facts:

The name Holden in reverse order is "Nedloh".

The numerological value of the name Holden is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Holden?

Holden is in the top names in USA.