Old English origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “Welshman” + “valley”
From Old English walh (“Welshman”), genitive plural wala + denu (“valley”).
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- Wiktionary: WaldenCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“Welshman” + “valley”
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English (Southern England)
01 / Meaning & origin
Walden is a masculine given name documented in English. English Wiktionary traces it to Old English walh, from the components “Welshman” + “valley”.
Meaning: “Welshman” + “valley”
From Old English walh (“Welshman”), genitive plural wala + denu (“valley”).
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United States, 2025: 37 boys (rank 3181). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Walden
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | 5 | 1,373 | observed |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | 6 | 2,269 | observed |
| 1913 | 5 | 2,821 | observed |
| 1914 | 12 | 1,868 | observed |
| 1915 | 22 | 1,454 | observed |
| 1916 | 20 | 1,594 | observed |
| 1917 | 11 | 2,423 | observed |
| 1918 | 14 | 2,165 | observed |
| 1919 | 17 | 1,882 | observed |
| 1920 | 20 | 1,747 | observed |
| 1921 | 15 | 2,152 | observed |
| 1922 | 22 | 1,644 | observed |
| 1923 | 20 | 1,753 | observed |
| 1924 | 22 | 1,675 | observed |
| 1925 | 18 | 1,870 | observed |
| 1926 | 25 | 1,466 | observed |
| 1927 | 11 | 2,523 | observed |
| 1928 | 10 | 2,659 | observed |
| 1929 | 20 | 1,672 | observed |
| 1930 | 20 | 1,644 | observed |
| 1931 | 22 | 1,489 | observed |
| 1932 | 12 | 2,191 | observed |
| 1933 | 10 | 2,368 | observed |
| 1934 | 8 | 2,742 | observed |
| 1935 | 8 | 2,719 | observed |
| 1936 | 13 | 1,964 | observed |
| 1937 | 17 | 1,688 | observed |
| 1938 | 14 | 1,901 | observed |
| 1939 | 12 | 2,050 | observed |
| 1940 | 10 | 2,322 | observed |
| 1941 | 16 | 1,759 | observed |
| 1942 | 12 | 2,145 | observed |
| 1943 | 14 | 1,986 | observed |
| 1944 | 13 | 1,988 | observed |
| 1945 | 6 | 2,996 | observed |
| 1946 | 7 | 2,919 | observed |
| 1947 | 12 | 2,251 | observed |
| 1948 | 15 | 1,943 | observed |
| 1949 | 11 | 2,337 | observed |
| 1950 | 10 | 2,438 | observed |
| 1951 | 12 | 2,246 | observed |
| 1952 | 10 | 2,514 | observed |
| 1953 | 10 | 2,531 | observed |
| 1954 | 18 | 1,826 | observed |
| 1955 | 14 | 2,139 | observed |
| 1956 | 21 | 1,722 | observed |
| 1957 | 9 | 2,822 | observed |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | 9 | 2,821 | observed |
| 1960 | 9 | 2,871 | observed |
| 1961 | 9 | 2,900 | observed |
| 1962 | 9 | 2,848 | observed |
| 1963 | 8 | 3,044 | observed |
| 1964 | 9 | 2,854 | observed |
| 1965 | 5 | 3,930 | observed |
| 1966 | 7 | 3,249 | observed |
| 1967 | 5 | 3,966 | observed |
| 1968 | 10 | 2,735 | observed |
| 1969 | 6 | 3,935 | observed |
| 1970 | 8 | 3,521 | observed |
| 1971 | 10 | 3,146 | observed |
| 1972 | 9 | 3,344 | observed |
| 1973 | 8 | 3,694 | observed |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | 7 | 4,582 | observed |
| 1978 | 7 | 4,554 | observed |
| 1979 | 7 | 4,842 | observed |
| 1980 | 6 | 5,525 | observed |
| 1981 | 5 | 6,262 | observed |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | 6 | 5,561 | observed |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | 6 | 5,926 | observed |
| 1987 | 5 | 6,951 | observed |
| 1988 | 7 | 5,751 | observed |
| 1989 | 7 | 6,229 | observed |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | 5 | 8,868 | observed |
| 1996 | 7 | 7,136 | observed |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | 6 | 8,704 | observed |
| 2000 | 7 | 8,209 | observed |
| 2001 | 6 | 9,243 | observed |
| 2002 | 5 | 10,667 | observed |
| 2003 | 8 | 7,831 | observed |
| 2004 | 5 | 11,356 | observed |
| 2005 | 8 | 8,299 | observed |
| 2006 | 9 | 7,998 | observed |
| 2007 | 12 | 6,622 | observed |
| 2008 | 16 | 5,487 | observed |
| 2009 | 7 | 9,864 | observed |
| 2010 | 18 | 5,047 | observed |
| 2011 | 18 | 4,983 | observed |
| 2012 | 21 | 4,533 | observed |
| 2013 | 39 | 2,895 | observed |
| 2014 | 28 | 3,693 | observed |
| 2015 | 39 | 2,966 | observed |
| 2016 | 40 | 2,935 | observed |
| 2017 | 46 | 2,672 | observed |
| 2018 | 54 | 2,417 | observed |
| 2019 | 47 | 2,694 | observed |
| 2020 | 44 | 2,759 | observed |
| 2021 | 31 | 3,582 | observed |
| 2022 | 36 | 3,278 | observed |
| 2023 | 55 | 2,441 | observed |
| 2024 | 38 | 3,161 | observed |
| 2025 | 37 | 3,181 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Walden” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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