Valley of the Britons
Derived from the Old English elements 'wealh' (meaning foreigner or Briton) and 'denu' (meaning valley). It originally served as a topographic surname for someone living in a specific wooded valley. The name is most famously associated with Henry David Thoreau's reflection on simple living.
Less common today
Walden isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,422 in 2018.
Lead character played by Ashton Kutcher · Two and a Half Men
Filipino academic and environmentalist
Birth name of singer Bobby Darin
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
