Holdyn
Holdyn was the 5471st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2860th; the most babies were born in 2023 (43). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,076 places. More babies were named Holdyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Holden) deep valley (surname) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #5,471 boys, down 2,103 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17boys
- Girls and boys
- 9% girls, 91% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202343 babies
- Total since 1880
- 743babies recorded
What does the name Holdyn mean?
Holdyn is a spelling of Holden, pronounced the same way, so it shares Holden's meaning and origin.
Holden is an English surname that Wikipedia glosses 'deep valley', from Old English hol, 'hollow', and denu, 'valley', originally a place name. Wikipedia notes that its best-known use as a given name is Holden Caulfield, the narrator of J. D. Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, and that it rose in the US after a soap-opera character named Holden appeared in 1986.
hol (Old English, “hollow, deep”)denu (Old English, “valley”)
How sure is this? Probable. The 'deep valley' gloss comes from one source; the Old English elements are standard place-name words.
Related names: Holdyn.
See also: English names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Holden', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Holden (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Holdyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #5,471 | — | 17 |
| 2020 | — | #3,368 | — | 33 |
| 2010 | — | #3,401 | — | 32 |
| 2000 | — | #9,541 | — | 6 |
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How popular is Holdyn, counting every spelling?
Holdyn is a spelling of Holden, a name family that ranked #302 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,471 for Holdyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,157 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holden | 1,140 | #297 | 6,251 |
| Holdyn | 17 | #5,471 | 145 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Holdyn?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Holdyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Holdyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Holdyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Holdyn?
About 700 people born in the US named Holdyn are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 17. That makes Holdyn a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Holdyn by state
How common Holdyn was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Holdyn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Holdyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Holdyn
What does Holdyn mean?
Holdyn is a spelling of Holden, which means “deep valley (surname)” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Holdyn?
Holdyn was the 5471st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 2860th; the most babies were born in 2023 (43). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,076 places. More babies were named Holdyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Holdyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 9% girls, 91% boys given the name Holdyn in the US.
Where is Holdyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Holdyn was most common in Indiana (0.03 per 1,000 boys).