Lindal
Lindal-in-Furness is a village on the Furness peninsula, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies eight miles to the north-east of Barrow-in-Furness, on the A590 trunk road. The civil parish is Lindal and Marton which had a population of 755 at the 2011 Census, and includes the village of Marton.
Meaning & Origin of Lindal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lindal-in-Furness is a village on the Furness peninsula, in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies eight miles to the north-east of Barrow-in-Furness, on the A590 trunk road. The civil parish is Lindal and Marton which had a population of 755 at the 2011 Census, and includes the village of Marton.
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The Story of Lindal
As a girl name
Lindal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1942, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1942, when 5 Lindals were born — ranking #4,621 that year. As of 2026, Lindal ranks #4,621 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Lindals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lindal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1941, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1941, when 7 Lindals were born — ranking #2,872 that year. As of 2026, Lindal ranks #3,665 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 30 Lindals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lindal
Lindal is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1941 and has accumulated 30 births in the dataset. Lindal's peak popularity came in 1941 when it ranked #2,872. Use the chart and map above to compare Lindal'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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