Names / Unisex names
Linden
Current rank
#1,415
holding steady
All-time peak
#929
in 1947
First recorded
1889
in U.S. data
Children named
6,100
since 1889
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #929 in 1947 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
. Lime tree. The name makes its debut in U.S. records in 1889. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. It crested in 1947 at #929. Over 6,100 have carried it since records began.