How Many People Are Named Linden?
people named Linden are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 69,089 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,100 babies named Linden in Social Security records from 1889 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
210 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a German surname which was derived from linde meaning "lime tree".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Linden in English. Counting Linden and these spellings together, about 13,673 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Linden, 39.3% were girls and 60.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Linden rose from 0% in the 1910s to 41.3% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Linden alive today is about 25 years old, and 69% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 37 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Linden first appears in the records in 1889, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 210 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1889 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Linden has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #928, in 1947. In 2025 it ranked #1,415. Among girls, its best rank was #2,133, in 2022.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,415 | #2,269 |
| Best rank | #928 (1947) | #2,133 (2022) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,843 in the 2010s | #2,625 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Linden alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Linden were born in California than in any other state: about 277 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Linden was given 4 times as often in Minnesota, 3.7 times in Colorado and 2.3 times in Michigan.
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