Linden
Linden is an English given name referring to the Linden tree. In the United States, the name was somewhat popular as a boys name from the 1930s to the 1960s. Linden reached a peak in popularity in 1947 as the 921st most popular boys name in the Social Security Administration's list of most popular boys names, but currently it is not included in the list.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Linden
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Linden is an English given name referring to the Linden tree. In the United States, the name was somewhat popular as a boys name from the 1930s to the 1960s. Linden reached a peak in popularity in 1947 as the 921st most popular boys name in the Social Security Administration's list of most popular boys names, but currently it is not included in the list.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Linden
As a girl name
Linden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1945, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 90 Lindens were born — ranking #2,123 that year. As of 2026, Linden ranks #2,482 for girls with 72 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 2K Lindens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Linden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1889, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 113 Lindens were born — ranking #1,544 that year. As of 2026, Linden ranks #1,637 for boys with 105 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 4K Lindens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Linden
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- Linden Ashby (born 1960), television and movie actor best known for playing main character Johnny Cage in the hit movie Mortal Kombat
- Linden Blue (born 1936), American entrepreneur
- Linden Chiles (1933-2013), character actor that has appeared in hundreds of television shows and movies
- Linden Dalecki (born 1968), American writer
- Linden Jones (born 1961), Welsh footballer
- Linden Kemkaran , British politician
- Linden King (born 1955), American football player ( linebacker ) who played 12 years in the NFL
- Linden MacIntyre , (born 1943), Canadian journalist and author; reporter on PBS series Frontline
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Names that sound like Linden
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About the name Linden
Linden is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Linden's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #923. Use the chart and map above to compare Linden'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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