Walden is a rare variant of Walton that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Walden is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,233 for boy births in the United States (and #6,947 across all names), given to 37 babies. Walden first appears in 1908 and peaked in 2023 (55 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | #3,233 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | #3,210 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | #2,476 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | #3,332 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | #3,648 |
| 2020 | 44 | 44 | #2,803 |
| 2019 | 47 | 47 | #2,732 |
| 2018 | 54 | 54 | #2,443 |
| 2017 | 46 | 46 | #2,711 |
| 2016 | 40 | 40 | #2,987 |
| 2015 | 39 | 39 | #3,018 |
| 2014 | 28 | 28 | #3,781 |
| 2013 | 39 | 39 | #2,952 |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | #4,674 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | #5,188 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #5,236 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #10,918 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | #5,755 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | #7,057 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #8,681 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #9,061 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #13,132 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #8,598 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #12,415 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #10,496 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #9,085 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #9,856 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #7,936 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #10,273 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,907 |
| 1988 | 7 | — | #6,398 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #8,100 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #6,698 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #6,289 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #7,252 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #6,215 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #5,338 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #5,040 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #5,108 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #4,045 |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #3,614 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #3,361 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #3,825 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #4,394 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | #2,899 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,532 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #3,531 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #4,414 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #3,040 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | #3,311 |
| 1962 | 9 | — | #3,031 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | #3,090 |
| 1960 | 9 | — | #3,071 |
| 1959 | 9 | — | #3,032 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | #3,019 |
| 1956 | 21 | — | #1,763 |
| 1955 | 14 | — | #2,217 |
| 1954 | 18 | — | #1,885 |
| 1953 | 10 | — | #2,702 |
| 1952 | 10 | — | #2,671 |
| 1951 | 12 | — | #2,364 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | #2,574 |
| 1949 | 11 | — | #2,449 |
| 1948 | 15 | — | #2,021 |
| 1947 | 12 | — | #2,352 |
| 1946 | 7 | — | #3,162 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | #3,323 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | #2,076 |
| 1943 | 14 | — | #2,068 |
| 1942 | 12 | — | #2,264 |
| 1941 | 16 | — | #1,819 |
| 1940 | 10 | — | #2,474 |
| 1939 | 12 | — | #2,152 |
| 1938 | 14 | — | #1,973 |
| 1937 | 17 | — | #1,751 |
| 1936 | 13 | — | #2,056 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | #2,934 |
| 1934 | 8 | — | #2,958 |
| 1933 | 10 | — | #2,534 |
| 1932 | 12 | — | #2,312 |
| 1931 | 22 | — | #1,535 |
| 1930 | 20 | — | #1,691 |
| 1929 | 20 | — | #1,728 |
| 1928 | 10 | — | #2,835 |
| 1927 | 11 | — | #2,697 |
| 1926 | 25 | — | #1,512 |
| 1925 | 18 | — | #1,932 |
| 1924 | 22 | — | #1,722 |
| 1923 | 20 | — | #1,809 |
| 1922 | 22 | — | #1,692 |
| 1921 | 15 | — | #2,258 |
| 1920 | 20 | — | #1,816 |
| 1919 | 17 | — | #1,969 |
| 1918 | 14 | — | #2,257 |
| 1917 | 11 | — | #2,555 |
| 1916 | 20 | — | #1,644 |
| 1915 | 22 | — | #1,502 |
| 1914 | 12 | — | #1,972 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | #3,245 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | #2,528 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #1,579 |