Linden

Unisex

Linden has been given to 6,100 babies in the U.S. since 1889. It peaked in 2025.

Meaning & 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.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

6,100

Peak year

2025 (210 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1889

10-year trend

▲ +26%

Gender split

33% girls / 67% boys

Names with a similar vibe

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Linden.

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6,111 babies since 1985

6,113 babies since 1934

6,116 babies since 1955

6,083 babies since 1982

6,138 babies since 1979

6,183 babies since 1885

6,193 babies since 1896

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