Holden
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #297 for boys in 2025, 1,140 births
Given to boys 99.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2018 · 1,732 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 32,507since 1902
Holden over time
Rank among boys' names. Holden has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #297 | 1,140 |
| 2024 | #6,642 | 17 | #281 | 1,209 |
| 2023 | #7,247 | 15 | #286 | 1,176 |
| 2022 | #9,056 | 11 | #285 | 1,219 |
| 2021 | #5,573 | 22 | #236 | 1,507 |
| 2020 | #7,969 | 13 | #227 | 1,648 |
| 2019 | #6,698 | 17 | #250 | 1,468 |
| 2018 | #5,152 | 25 | #217 | 1,732 |
| 2017 | #8,299 | 13 | #242 | 1,531 |
| 2016 | #8,875 | 12 | #270 | 1,356 |
| 2015 | #8,447 | 13 | #291 | 1,254 |
| 2014 | #8,053 | 14 | #291 | 1,218 |
| 2013 | #11,969 | 8 | #289 | 1,206 |
| 2012 | #11,257 | 9 | #296 | 1,177 |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | #299 | 1,114 |
| 2010 | #10,451 | 10 | #316 | 1,011 |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | #334 | 955 |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #357 | 877 |
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 | #378 | 812 |
| 2006 | — | #385 | 777 | |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | #356 | 830 |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | #371 | 747 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #415 | 619 |
| 2002 | — | #413 | 614 | |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #442 | 547 |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #451 | 527 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #430 | 542 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #418 | 562 |
| 1997 | — | #477 | 451 | |
| 1996 | — | #565 | 323 | |
| 1995 | — | #596 | 299 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #602 | 298 |
| 1993 | — | #630 | 267 | |
| 1992 | — | #692 | 224 | |
| 1991 | — | #662 | 234 | |
| 1990 | — | #755 | 182 | |
| 1989 | — | #819 | 146 | |
| 1988 | — | #794 | 143 | |
| 1987 | — | #908 | 107 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,269 | 58 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,942 | 16 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,706 | 17 | |
| 1983 | — | #4,907 | 7 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,482 | 12 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,153 | 9 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,615 | 11 | |
| 1979 | — | #5,355 | 6 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,215 | 12 | |
| 1977 | — | #5,845 | 5 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,418 | 7 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,941 | 8 | |
| 1974 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | — | #4,505 | 6 | |
| 1972 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | — | — | ||
| 1969 | — | #3,062 | 9 | |
| 1968 | — | #3,107 | 8 | |
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | — | #3,537 | 6 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,780 | 9 | |
| 1964 | — | #4,039 | 5 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,858 | 9 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,041 | 8 | |
| 1961 | — | #3,097 | 8 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,077 | 8 | |
| 1959 | — | — | ||
| 1958 | — | #2,818 | 9 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,257 | 7 | |
| 1956 | — | #3,216 | 7 | |
| 1955 | — | #3,201 | 7 | |
| 1954 | — | #3,827 | 5 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,425 | 6 | |
| 1952 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | — | #3,364 | 6 | |
| 1950 | — | — | ||
| 1949 | — | #3,690 | 5 | |
| 1948 | — | — | ||
| 1947 | — | #3,733 | 5 | |
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | — | — | ||
| 1943 | — | #3,538 | 5 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,212 | 6 | |
| 1941 | — | #3,505 | 5 | |
| 1940 | — | #3,130 | 6 | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | #3,534 | 5 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,518 | 5 | |
| 1936 | — | #3,549 | 5 | |
| 1935 | — | #3,645 | 5 | |
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,864 | 8 | |
| 1930 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | — | #3,959 | 5 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,843 | 9 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,780 | 6 | |
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | — | — | ||
| 1924 | — | #4,347 | 5 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,614 | 11 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,630 | 11 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,632 | 11 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,765 | 10 | |
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | #4,179 | 5 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,981 | 5 | |
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | #3,392 | 6 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,651 | 7 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,821 | 5 | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
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| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Holden! It came in at #1,137, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1902–1913, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Holden is popular in 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#75 · 1 in 202
- South Dakota#83 · 1 in 271
- North Dakota#88 · 1 in 278
- Alaska#115 · 1 in 368
- Iowa#119 · 1 in 422
Best ever in a state: #50 in Vermont, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #75 | 7 | 1 in 202 |
| South Dakota | #83 | 14 | 1 in 271 |
| North Dakota | #88 | 14 | 1 in 278 |
| Alaska | #115 | 8 | 1 in 368 |
| Iowa | #119 | 34 | 1 in 422 |
| New Hampshire | #121 | 11 | 1 in 387 |
| West Virginia | #121 | 18 | 1 in 420 |
| Kentucky | #127 | 43 | 1 in 487 |
| North Carolina | #137 | 90 | 1 in 557 |
| Kansas | #138 | 29 | 1 in 501 |
| Arkansas | #142 | 26 | 1 in 520 |
| Ohio | #145 | 103 | 1 in 556 |
| Wisconsin | #146 | 48 | 1 in 536 |
| Minnesota | #151 | 47 | 1 in 567 |
| Oregon | #155 | 29 | 1 in 573 |
| Maine | #163 | 8 | 1 in 529 |
| Virginia | #165 | 59 | 1 in 690 |
| Idaho | #171 | 14 | 1 in 555 |
| Colorado | #173 | 38 | 1 in 679 |
| Tennessee | #173 | 51 | 1 in 696 |
| Nebraska | #177 | 16 | 1 in 588 |
| South Carolina | #182 | 29 | 1 in 720 |
| Indiana | #184 | 48 | 1 in 708 |
| Washington | #184 | 47 | 1 in 734 |
| Pennsylvania | #191 | 68 | 1 in 842 |
| Missouri | #193 | 40 | 1 in 759 |
| Alabama | #196 | 30 | 1 in 754 |
| Oklahoma | #204 | 26 | 1 in 724 |
| Mississippi | #216 | 16 | 1 in 812 |
| Michigan | #219 | 48 | 1 in 956 |
| Georgia | #224 | 53 | 1 in 985 |
| Nevada | #227 | 16 | 1 in 823 |
| Montana | #229 | 5 | 1 in 722 |
| Maryland | #230 | 27 | 1 in 977 |
| Louisiana | #238 | 25 | 1 in 914 |
| Florida | #264 | 75 | 1 in 1,278 |
| Illinois | #273 | 48 | 1 in 1,243 |
| Texas | #275 | 142 | 1 in 1,232 |
| Arizona | #283 | 29 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Utah | #283 | 18 | 1 in 1,083 |
| Massachusetts | #296 | 18 | 1 in 1,571 |
| Connecticut | #304 | 9 | 1 in 1,542 |
| New York | #315 | 59 | 1 in 1,623 |
| California | #341 | 114 | 1 in 1,812 |
| New Jersey | #378 | 20 | 1 in 2,008 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Holden
- 16 spots since 2024 (#281 → #297)
- 70 spots since 2020 (#227 → #297)
- 6 spots since 2015 (#291 → #297)
- Biggest jump: 361 spots in 1987 (#1,269 → #908)
- Biggest drop: 49 spots in 2022 (#236 → #285)
- Debuted 1902
- Peaked 2018 at #217 (1,732 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 39 yrs · run 1987–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,047 boys born in 2020 were named Holden (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,498 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
- Its best rank, #217 in 2018, was only 1 in 1,049 (0.10%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 40.2% of all boys named Holden (13,067) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,137 (1902) | #1,137 |
| 1910s | 28 | #2,651 (1914) | #3,405 |
| 1920s | 68 | #2,614 (1923) | #3,196 |
| 1930s | 34 | #2,864 (1931) | #3,412 |
| 1940s | 32 | #3,130 (1940) | #3,468 |
| 1950s | 47 | #2,818 (1958) | #3,301 |
| 1960s | 70 | #2,780 (1965) | #3,178 |
| 1970s | 44 | #3,215 (1978) | #4,547 |
| 1980s | 526 | #794 (1988) | #2,560 |
| 1990s | 3,382 | #418 (1998) | #583 |
| 2000s | 7,305 | #334 (2009) | #390 |
| 2010s | 13,067 | #217 (2018) | #276 |
| 2020s | 7,899 | #227 (2020) | #269 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Holden in 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 68,043 of them was named Holden, which outranked 71.6% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,007Zamaria26
- #5,007Zanyah26
- #5,007Zo26
- #5,152Holden25
- #5,152Aamira25
- #5,152Abigaelle25
- #5,152Aelin25
- #5,315Aamiyah24
- #5,315Adaiah24
- #5,315Adama24
Tied with 162 names at #5,152; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 1,049 of them was named Holden, which outranked 98.5% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.