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Walden

/ˈwɔldən/ · 100% boys · 37 born in 2025

Walden has been given to about 1,527 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈwɔldən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,084
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Walden per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 55
  • Born in 202537
  • All time1,527

How popular is Walden?

Its best year was 2023, when 55 babies were given the name, ranking 2476th. The typical living American called Walden is about 14 years old today.

Names that sound like Walden

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alden0.88
  2. Jayden0.75
  3. Allen0.75
  4. Warren0.75
  5. Hayden0.75
  6. Jaden0.75
  7. Ayden0.75
  8. Kayden0.75

Middle names for Walden

Ranked by flow score
  1. Walden Paul0.77
  2. Walden John0.77
  3. Walden Blake0.76
  4. Walden Ross0.76
  5. Walden Quinn0.76
  6. Walden Jude0.76

Sibling names for Walden

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Evelinasister · 0.88
  2. Merritteither · 0.88
  3. Vedasister · 0.86
  4. Emmittbrother · 0.85
  5. Enochbrother · 0.85
  6. Clementinesister · 0.85

Where Walden is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Walden Anderson0.77
    2. Walden Moore0.72
    3. Walden Hill0.72
    4. Walden Hall0.72
    5. Walden Brown0.72
    6. Walden Young0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Walden

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.