Lynden
Lynden was the 4136th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 3081st with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,454 places. More babies were named Lynden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,136 girls, down 1,055 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35girls
- Girls and boys
- 60% girls, 40% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202052 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,272babies recorded
Lynden popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,136 | #4,485 | 35 | 23 |
| 2020 | #3,081 | #4,801 | 52 | 20 |
| 2010 | #4,153 | #3,113 | 36 | 37 |
| 2000 | #9,601 | #5,216 | 10 | 14 |
| 1990 | — | #4,878 | — | 11 |
| 1980 | — | #6,872 | — | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | #1,752 | — | 22 |
| 1950 | #5,066 | #1,988 | 6 | 15 |
| 1940 | — | #1,952 | — | 14 |
| 1930 | — | #3,183 | — | 8 |
| 1920 | — | #2,704 | — | 11 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Lynden, counting every spelling?
Lynden is a spelling of Linden, a name family that ranked #1,449 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,136 for Lynden on its own. Together these spellings went to 132 girls in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lynden?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lynden (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lynden born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lynden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lynden?
About 800 people born in the US named Lynden are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 19. That makes Lynden a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lynden: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lynden, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lynden
How popular is the name Lynden?
Lynden was the 4136th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 3081st with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,454 places. More babies were named Lynden in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lynden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 60% girls, 40% boys given the name Lynden in the US.