Of English origin.
From an English surname.
A toponymic surname meaning “deep valley” in Old English.
Holden is climbing the U.S.A. Social Security Administration baby names popularity list for the last decades and was ranked #271 in 2016.
It is a very loved name for J.D. Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye” devoted readers, for he chose it for his iconic teenager main character Holden Caulfield.