Linden Boy & girl
How popular is Linden?
#1,409 boy name in 2025
129 baby boys were named Linden in the US in 2025, making it the 1409th most popular boy name. Another 81 girls got the name (#2,256 for girls).
Linden popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,409 for boys (▲ 131 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 129 boys, 81 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+45% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,729 in 2015, #1,539 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (129 boys) |
| Highest rank | #922 in 1947 |
| First recorded | 1889 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 58% boys, 42% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Linden counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Linden family of names ranked #980 for boys in 2025 (#933 the year before), with 203 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Linden is most popular
Babies named Linden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Minnesota: 0.2 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- Wisconsin: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Colorado: 0.1 per 1,000 (9 boys)
Linden by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #973 |
| 1900s | 10 | #1,344 |
| 1910s | 163 | #1,192 |
| 1920s | 260 | #1,022 |
| 1930s | 258 | #1,103 |
| 1940s | 414 | #922 |
| 1950s | 391 | #1,032 |
| 1960s | 231 | #1,258 |
| 1970s | 127 | #2,124 |
| 1980s | 183 | #2,269 |
| 1990s | 221 | #2,549 |
| 2000s | 377 | #2,202 |
| 2010s | 810 | #1,530 |
| 2020s | 652 | #1,409 |
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Questions
- Is Linden a boy or girl name?
- Linden is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 58% of babies named Linden were boys and 42% were girls.
- How popular is the name Linden?
- 129 baby boys were named Linden in the US in 2025, making it the 1409th most popular boy name. Another 81 girls got the name (#2,256 for girls).
- When was Linden most popular?
- Linden peaked in 2025, when 129 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #922 in 1947.
- How many people are named Linden?
- 6,100 babies have been named Linden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,981 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Linden most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Linden was most common in Minnesota, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.