Is Holdyn a boy or girl name?

Holdyn is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 743 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 7.1% were girls and 92.9% were boys.

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Holdyn

Recorded 1993–2025 · United States

Holdyn was most popular in 2017, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,575 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 743 people named Holdyn.

Holdyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Holdyn’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Holdyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Holdyn is mostly a boy’s name — 7.1% of the 743 Americans given it were girls and 92.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 10% girls and 90% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org