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 [ 2 syll. hol-den, ho-ld-en ] The boy name Holden is pronounced HHOWLDahN KEY. Holden is of Old English origin and it is predominantly used in the English language. The name means 'deep valley, hollow in the valley'. Derived from 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). Holden is a rather popular baby boy name. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1980s; before that, it was of only very light use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.040% of baby boys were given the name Holden. It had a ranking of #358 then. Out of all boy names in its family, Holden was the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Holden include Haldan (English), Haldane (English), Halden (English), Halvdan (Scandinavian), and Hilton (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Holden: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
