Holdyn

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning from the hollow valley; a modern respelling of Holden.

Babies a year
49
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Holdyn by the numbers

Holdyn was given to 49 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Holdyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Holdenfrom the hollow valley1,531 in the US (2017)
  • Holdon6 in the US (2017)
  • Holtonwood on a promontory or hollow43 in the US (2017)
  • Haldenhalf a valley; dweller in half a dale5 in the US (2017)
  • Haedyn21 in the US (2017)
  • Holten20 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a meadow or field

Like Holdyn, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
  • Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
  • Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
  • Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
  • Wesleywestern meadow3,607 in the US (2017)
  • Ryleerye clearing; a respelling of Ryley2,971 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Holdyn

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