Is Walden a boy or girl name?

Walden is a boy’s name. Of the 1,527 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Walden

Recorded 1908–2025 · United States

Walden was most popular in 2023, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,275 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,835, with 37 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,527 people named Walden.

Walden over time

Births per year. The dot marks Walden’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Walden a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Walden is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,527 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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