Walden
Walden was the 3233rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 1502nd; the most babies were born in 2023 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved down 215 places. More babies were named Walden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,233 boys, down 430 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 37boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202355 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,527babies recorded
Walden popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,233 | 37 |
| 2020 | #2,803 | 44 |
| 2010 | #5,236 | 18 |
| 2000 | #9,085 | 7 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #6,215 | 6 |
| 1970 | #3,825 | 8 |
| 1960 | #3,071 | 9 |
| 1950 | #2,574 | 10 |
| 1940 | #2,474 | 10 |
| 1930 | #1,691 | 20 |
| 1920 | #1,816 | 20 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Walden, counting every spelling?
Walden is the most common spelling of a name family that had 37 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 37 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walden | 37 | #3,233 | 197 |
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 Walden?
37 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Walden (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Walden 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 226 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Walden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Walden?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Walden are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 48. That makes Walden a young name: most people with it are children. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Walden by state
How common Walden was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Walden: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Walden, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Walden
How popular is the name Walden?
Walden was the 3233rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 1502nd; the most babies were born in 2023 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved down 215 places. More babies were named Walden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Walden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Walden in the US.
Where is Walden most popular?
In 2021–2025, Walden was most common in Colorado (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and California.