Holden
Holden is a boy name of English origin, meaning From the deep valley.
What Holden means
From the deep valley.
Holden sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Holden comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Holden is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Holden?
In the boy name rankings we track, Holden falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Holden
Holden spans the natural world and Earth, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Holden
These share Holden's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Heath — The open moorland.
- Bradley — Broad meadow.
- Camden — Winding valley.
- Canyon — A deep gorge in the earth.
- Dale — From the valley.
- Landon — From the long hill.
- Ridge — From the mountain crest.
- Stanley — Dweller by the stony meadow.
- Bryn — Hill; a high mound.
- Glen — From the valley.
- Logan — From the little hollow.
- Avani — The earth.
More English names
- Heather — The flowering heath shrub.
- Holly — The holly tree; holiness.
- Heath — The open moorland.
- Holt — Of the woodland.
- Hazel — The hazelnut tree.
- Hope — Optimism; trust in the future.
- Hayden — From the hedged valley.
- Hudson — Son of Hugh; of the river.
- Hawthorn — The flowering hawthorn tree.
- Ivory — Pure, creamy white.