How Many People Are Named Walden?
An estimated 986 people in the United States have the first name Walden. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Walden peaked in popularity in 2023 with 55 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Walden 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 Walden paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
986
About 1 in 347,621 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2023
55 births
Total Registered
1,490
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Walden
Walden is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,490 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Walden as a male name
Ranked #3,202 in 2024
38 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (55 births)
Walden: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Walden span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 350 babies were registered. While Walden is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Walden by Decade
How has Walden 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.
Walden by State
Birth registrations for Walden span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Colorado, Kentucky. On average, about 14 Waldens were registered per state.
Walden + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Walden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Walden
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Walden: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Walden?
We estimate approximately 986 people named Walden 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 347,621 Americans share this first name.
Is Walden a common name?
Walden is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,490 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Walden most popular?
Walden reached peak popularity in 2023, when 55 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Walden is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Walden a male name?
Walden is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Walden Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Walden Smith, Walden Johnson, Walden 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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