Baby Name of the Week: Holden

on October 24, 2009 at 7:00 AM

mom to a super cute boy named Holden

When I think of the boy's name Holden, I think of a smart kid who is rather handsome, sort of shy and very sweet. You know how names give different people different feelings?

I don't know anyone named Holden unless we count Holden Caulfield, the main character in J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. And if I went by that Holden's personality, it doesn't exactly match my thoughts when thinking of the name.

But what a great name it is.

CafeMom's Baby Name Finder says the name Holden means "from the hollow in the valley" and it recently gained some popularity, but ranks in at 358th most popular name in the US.

Do you like the name Holden? What does the name make you think of?

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About the author Michele Zipp

loves vintage and will defend skinny jeans to the death though she is highly superstitious and "death" is probably a bad word choice. She has a touch of the hoarding disease and enjoys sleuthing, the worst reality shows, and wearing high heels, even at the playground. She's an AP mom of twins, slightly crunchy but with a pedicure.

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Comments (10)

sstepph

on Oct 24, 2009 at 7:08 AM

I loved the name Holden, but when we got pregnant it didn't sound right with DH's last name... So it was crossed out :(

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JLS6306

on Oct 24, 2009 at 1:01 PM

I have a nephew named Holden Scott. He is very cute but he can be very mean!

boizmom

on Oct 24, 2009 at 7:14 PM

We considered Holden. It didn't sound right with our last name though and so it was nixed.

Holden makes me think of the cutest little boy, with dimples, dark brown hair and blue eyes.

RanaAurora

on Oct 24, 2009 at 7:22 PM

Not my bag at ALL.

Freela

on Oct 25, 2009 at 7:42 AM

I think it's cute. My friend's son is named Holden.

jasminefleur

on Oct 25, 2009 at 2:58 PM

I like it. It was on my list untli I realized that with our last name, our son would be Holden Johnson! Can't have that.

athenax3

on Oct 25, 2009 at 6:27 PM

I like the name- it sounds like the name of someone on a soap opera.

KatieP.

on Oct 26, 2009 at 10:45 AM

whenever I hear it I think of Friends and the episode where Joey needs a stage name and they talk him into Holden MaGroin. Not a fan of it for an actual kid.. lol

kfroz0415

on Oct 27, 2009 at 5:06 PM

Not my cup of tea at all, but definitely not the worst I have heard/seen. I also don't think it's even one of those names that would strike me as "strange."