1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 113 boys were named Linden, about 1 in every 15,180.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It first shows up in the records in 1889.
- 3,972 boys have been named Linden since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Linden per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 390 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 534 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Boomers: 723 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 220 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 304 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 649 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,147 babies, 0.05 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
As a Dutch, German and Jewish surname, plural form of Linde. As a Dutch and West Flemish surname, from several placenames called Linden or Lienden. Also shortened from Vanderlinden. As a Swedish surname, from lind (“lime tree”). Compare Lindeen. As an English surname, variant of Lindon. As an Irish surname, shortened from McLinden, itself a variant of McClinton.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname, or for the linden tree.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- Not recorded
From Wiktionary’s entry for Linden, CC BY-SA 4.0.