Lind
Lind is a surname of both Swedish and Estonian origin. In Swedish, it is the word for the linden tree. In Estonian, it is the word for bird.
Meaning & Origin of Lind
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lind is a surname of both Swedish and Estonian origin. In Swedish, it is the word for the linden tree. In Estonian, it is the word for bird.
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The Story of Lind
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Lind as a girl name dates back to 1946, when 7 babies received it. 1960 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Lind — #4,183 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Lind on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Lind last appeared in the published SSA data in 1972, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 90 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lind first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1928, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1928: 8 births, good for #3,076 nationwide. About 38% of every Lind on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Lind last appeared in the published SSA data in 1961, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 29 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lind
Lind is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1946 and has accumulated 90 births in the dataset. Lind's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #4,183. Use the chart and map above to compare Lind's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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