How Many People Are Named Bolden?
An estimated 25 people in the United States have the first name Bolden. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Bolden peaked in popularity in 1927 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bolden as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bolden paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bolden is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
25
About 1 in 13,710,174 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1927
7 births
Total Registered
61
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bolden
Bolden is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 61 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Bolden as a male name
Ranked #10,956 in 2017
6 male births in 2017
Peak: 1927 (7 births)
Bolden: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bolden span from the 1890s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 16 babies were registered. Bolden remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Bolden by Decade
How has Bolden tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bolden + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bolden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bolden
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bolden: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bolden?
We estimate approximately 25 people named Bolden are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 13,710,174 Americans share this first name.
Is Bolden a common name?
Bolden is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 61 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bolden most popular?
Bolden reached peak popularity in 1927, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bolden is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bolden a male name?
Bolden is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bolden Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bolden Smith, Bolden Johnson, Bolden Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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