Linde
Linde is a name with a single cultural origin: Dutch.
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Linde
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Linde is a name with a single cultural origin: Dutch.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Dutch
The Story of Linde
The earliest SSA record of Linde as a baby girl name dates back to 1944, when 10 babies received it. 1957 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Linde — #3,033 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Lindes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2012 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 442 Lindes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Linde
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Linde. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Linde
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About the name Linde
Linde is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1944 and has accumulated 442 births in the dataset. Linde's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #3,033. Use the chart and map above to compare Linde'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.