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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1908

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 101 recorded years as a table

Walden, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1908	32
1912	14
1913	10
1914	18
1915	26
1916	22
1917	12
1918	14
1919	17
1920	19
1921	14
1922	20
1923	18
1924	19
1925	16
1926	23
1927	10
1928	9
1929	19
1930	18
1931	21
1932	11
1933	10
1934	8
1935	8
1936	13
1937	16
1938	13
1939	11
1940	9
1941	13
1942	9
1943	10
1944	10
1945	4
1946	4
1947	7
1948	9
1949	6
1950	6
1951	6
1952	5
1953	5
1954	9
1955	7
1956	10
1957	4
1959	4
1960	4
1961	4
1962	4
1963	4
1964	5
1965	3
1966	4
1967	3
1968	6
1969	3
1970	4
1971	6
1972	6
1973	5
1977	4
1978	4
1979	4
1980	3
1981	3
1984	3
1986	3
1987	3
1988	4
1989	3
1995	3
1996	4
1999	3
2000	4
2001	3
2002	3
2003	4
2004	3
2005	4
2006	4
2007	6
2008	8
2009	4
2010	9
2011	9
2012	11
2013	21
2014	15
2015	20
2016	21
2017	25
2018	30
2019	26
2020	25
2021	18
2022	21
2023	32
2024	22
2025	22

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Walden isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Walden

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 37
Rank in 2025: #3,181
How rare: 1 in 46,164 boys
Since 1908: 1,527

Most popular in 1908, at 32 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 6% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.