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Holden name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Holden ranks #297 in male records (1,140 reported) and #13,841 in female records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#13,841 · 6 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 11 female records (17 to 6); rank moved from #6,755 to #13,841.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 16 female records (22 to 6); rank moved from #5,633 to #13,841.
2025 male rank and count
#297 · 1,140 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 69 male records (1,209 to 1,140); rank moved from #281 to #297.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 367 male records (1,507 to 1,140); rank moved from #236 to #297.
Peak year in available data
2018: 1,732 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Holden becoming more popular?

Holden's reported male count decreased by 69 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #281 to #297. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Holden in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for HoldenFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,7320201620252016: 12 female records2017: 13 female records2018: 25 female records2019: 17 female records2020: 13 female records2021: 22 female records2022: 11 female records2023: 15 female records2024: 17 female records2025: 6 female records2016: 1,356 male records2017: 1,531 male records2018: 1,732 male records2019: 1,468 male records2020: 1,648 male records2021: 1,507 male records2022: 1,219 male records2023: 1,176 male records2024: 1,209 male records2025: 1,140 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025613,8411,140297
2024176,7551,209281
2023157,3961,176286
2022119,2871,219285
2021225,6331,507236
2020138,1411,648227
2019176,8331,468250
2018255,2211,732217
2017138,4781,531242
2016129,0901,356270

Questions about Holden’s popularity

How common is Holden in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Holden ranks #297 in male records (1,140 reported) and #13,841 in female records (6 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Holden?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Holden only.

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