Unisex name · since 1993
Holdyn
Holdyn has 690 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,505 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,498 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 690
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Holdyn is the #5498 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 690 recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Holdyn has been recorded 690 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #5498 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #6,505 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,498 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 690 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Holdyn ranks #6,505 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,498 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 690 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,505 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,498 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 690
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Holdyn's 690 recorded births place it above 85.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Holdyn compares
690 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Holdyn's all-time total is 87% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Holdyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 690 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Holdyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Holdyn splits its recorded history at 2011: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 43 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Holdyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Holdyn popularity over time - girls
53 total births recorded since 2007 (Holdyn as girls' name)
Holdyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (336 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Holdyn's strongest decade.
336 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Holdyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
157 births
- 2010s
2010s
336 births
- 2020s
2020s
178 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 336 births (49% of all-time use).
How Holdyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Holdyn's total volume
Holdyn by state
Where Holdyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
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What to do with Holdyn's data
- Holdyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (336 total births) through the 2020s (178) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Holdyns (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Holdyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Holdyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.