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Meaning of name Holden

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Meaning

The name Holden has the following meaning:

From the hollow in the valley.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Holden is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 400 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Holden rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 24 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 333 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Holden in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Holden is pronounced as hole-den

Origins

Holden originates from the English language.
See other suggested English boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Holden and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Holden: Boys - Bascom, Brown, Crawford, Davion, Dorset, Egbert, Hampton, Isom, Jamarion, Loyal, Maverick, Murl, Newell, Paxton, Ron, Squire, Stanton, Taft, Thurston, Wardell, Wellington, Girls - Bernetta, Edrie, Faith, Golda, Joanna, Lawanda, Leanne, Patience, Willow, Both genders - Elmer

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Holden: Holdan, Holdin, Holdon, Holdun, Holdyn

Style

We think the name Holden should fall under the following style category: Ending with N.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Holden to be: Wealthy and traditional chap

In one word, you might describe Holden as a(n) "traditional" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Holden (or its variants) are:

Thomas Timothy Holden, born on 5 March, a famous politician. Thomas Timothy Holden's background: An American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993.

Bob Holden, born on 24 August, a famous politician. Bob Holden's background: An American politician of the Democratic Party who is best known as a former Governor of Missouri.

Alexandra Holden, born on 30 April, a famous actress. Alexandra Holden's background: An American film and television actress. She played film roles in Drop Dead Gorgeous as Mary Johanson and in Sugar & Spice as Fern Rogers. She also starred in the low budget slasher film Wishcraft.
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