Baby name
Walden
/WAWL · dun/
Meaning
“Valley of the Welsh”
An English place name and surname from Old English, meaning "valley of the Welsh" (from walh, "Welshman", and denu, "valley").
How it ages.
A calm, literary name tied to Thoreau's woodland pond, rare enough to feel distinctive.
The cultural moment.
Very rare; ranked #3233 in US births in 2025.