Is Holden a boy or girl name?
Holden is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 16 girls and 1,205 boys were named Holden, so 1.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 31,639 US babies named Holden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #281
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,026
- Babies named Holden since 1902
- 31,639
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 1,756 babies
Boys and girls named Holden, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 70 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 525 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 3,382 | 19 | 0.6% |
| 2000s | 7,305 | 56 | 0.8% |
| 2010s | 13,064 | 129 | 1% |
| 2020s | 6,754 | 77 | 1.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,205 | #281 | 16 | #7,026 |
| 2023 | 1,176 | #286 | 15 | #7,389 |
| 2022 | 1,219 | #283 | 11 | #9,282 |
| 2021 | 1,506 | #236 | 22 | #5,629 |
| 2020 | 1,648 | #227 | 13 | #8,137 |
| 2019 | 1,466 | #250 | 17 | #6,827 |
| 2018 | 1,731 | #217 | 25 | #5,220 |
| 2017 | 1,531 | #242 | 13 | #8,477 |
| 2016 | 1,356 | #270 | 12 | #9,087 |
| 2015 | 1,254 | #291 | 13 | #8,634 |
| 2014 | 1,218 | #291 | 14 | #8,218 |
| 2013 | 1,206 | #289 | 8 | #12,420 |
| 2012 | 1,177 | #296 | 9 | #11,623 |
| 2011 | 1,114 | #299 | 8 | #12,598 |
| 2010 | 1,011 | #317 | 10 | #10,714 |
| 2009 | 955 | #335 | 8 | #12,885 |
| 2008 | 877 | #357 | 5 | #18,553 |
| 2007 | 812 | #378 | 8 | #13,119 |
| 2006 | 777 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 830 | #357 | 8 | #12,251 |
| 2004 | 747 | #371 | 9 | #11,029 |
| 2003 | 619 | #415 | 6 | #14,526 |
| 2002 | 614 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 547 | #443 | 6 | #14,160 |
| 2000 | 527 | #453 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 1999 | 542 | #431 | 8 | #10,706 |
| 1998 | 562 | #417 | 6 | #13,021 |
| 1997 | 451 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 323 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 299 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 298 | #603 | 5 | #14,213 |
| 1993 | 267 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 224 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 234 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 182 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 146 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 143 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 107 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 58 | #1,273 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,127 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,742 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,128 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,569 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,297 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,712 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,631 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,284 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,228 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,612 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,090 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,739 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,171 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,215 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,690 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,876 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,287 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,937 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,153 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,207 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,191 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,914 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,382 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,341 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,319 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,067 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,595 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,529 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,933 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,975 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,761 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,372 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,739 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,276 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,751 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,766 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,780 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,902 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,550 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,959 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,248 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,941 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #3,959 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,643 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,689 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,702 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,705 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,856 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,451 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,247 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,594 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,774 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,024 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Holden reached #217 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #5,220 in 2018. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Holden
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.