Is Linden a boy or girl name?
Linden is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 70 girls and 113 boys were named Linden, so 38.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 32.6% of the 5,889 US babies named Linden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,548
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,540
- Babies named Linden since 1889
- 5,889
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 187 babies
Boys and girls named Linden, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 163 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 260 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 258 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 414 | 33 | 7.4% |
| 1950s | 391 | 98 | 20% |
| 1960s | 231 | 31 | 11.8% |
| 1970s | 127 | 28 | 18.1% |
| 1980s | 183 | 189 | 50.8% |
| 1990s | 221 | 193 | 46.6% |
| 2000s | 377 | 291 | 43.6% |
| 2010s | 810 | 676 | 45.5% |
| 2020s | 522 | 378 | 42% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 113 | #1,548 | 70 | #2,540 |
| 2023 | 95 | #1,739 | 70 | #2,540 |
| 2022 | 95 | #1,755 | 90 | #2,133 |
| 2021 | 112 | #1,562 | 75 | #2,402 |
| 2020 | 107 | #1,548 | 73 | #2,408 |
| 2019 | 100 | #1,640 | 80 | #2,281 |
| 2018 | 106 | #1,580 | 81 | #2,263 |
| 2017 | 107 | #1,537 | 77 | #2,371 |
| 2016 | 99 | #1,626 | 65 | #2,683 |
| 2015 | 89 | #1,733 | 78 | #2,367 |
| 2014 | 70 | #2,034 | 58 | #2,958 |
| 2013 | 54 | #2,351 | 65 | #2,698 |
| 2012 | 59 | #2,226 | 59 | #2,922 |
| 2011 | 68 | #2,012 | 51 | #3,250 |
| 2010 | 58 | #2,250 | 62 | #2,824 |
| 2009 | 60 | #2,220 | 44 | #3,653 |
| 2008 | 55 | #2,365 | 35 | #4,412 |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,849 | 46 | #3,573 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,722 | 35 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 35 | #2,993 | 28 | #4,782 |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,519 | 20 | #6,118 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,825 | 27 | #4,755 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,626 | 17 | #6,560 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,472 | 20 | #5,726 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,212 | 19 | #5,841 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,990 | 23 | #4,810 |
| 1998 | 33 | #2,583 | 14 | #6,931 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,950 | 17 | #5,769 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,493 | 23 | #4,522 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,389 | 10 | #8,460 |
| 1994 | 24 | #2,999 | 21 | #4,770 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,894 | 17 | #5,581 |
| 1992 | 22 | #3,073 | 30 | #3,631 |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,145 | 22 | #4,589 |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,922 | 16 | #5,712 |
| 1989 | 25 | #2,580 | 18 | #4,969 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,813 | 13 | #6,116 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,433 | 21 | #4,067 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,073 | 31 | #3,019 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,656 | 22 | #3,791 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,384 | 20 | #3,932 |
| 1983 | 22 | #2,313 | 26 | #3,200 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,778 | 15 | #4,835 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,300 | 16 | #4,637 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,361 | 7 | #8,669 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,968 | 5 | #11,159 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,845 | 6 | #9,204 |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,034 | 8 | #7,259 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,393 | 9 | #6,354 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,575 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,247 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,284 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,608 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,640 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,182 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,189 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,402 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 18 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,563 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 22 | #1,698 | 5 | #7,088 |
| 1964 | 25 | #1,600 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 29 | #1,470 | 6 | #6,264 |
| 1962 | 38 | #1,268 | 7 | #5,594 |
| 1961 | 28 | #1,537 | 7 | #5,615 |
| 1960 | 31 | #1,453 | 6 | #6,079 |
| 1959 | 32 | #1,400 | 10 | #4,182 |
| 1958 | 46 | #1,143 | 16 | #3,030 |
| 1957 | 38 | #1,274 | 11 | #3,824 |
| 1956 | 47 | #1,115 | 5 | #6,479 |
| 1955 | 38 | #1,232 | 10 | #3,937 |
| 1954 | 40 | #1,192 | 8 | #4,486 |
| 1953 | 49 | #1,041 | 8 | #4,429 |
| 1952 | 34 | #1,286 | 13 | #3,125 |
| 1951 | 35 | #1,253 | 8 | #4,220 |
| 1950 | 32 | #1,280 | 9 | #3,830 |
| 1949 | 40 | #1,121 | 7 | #4,480 |
| 1948 | 43 | #1,089 | 6 | #4,998 |
| 1947 | 57 | #929 | 8 | #4,195 |
| 1946 | 41 | #1,086 | 6 | #4,740 |
| 1945 | 31 | #1,194 | 6 | #4,309 |
| 1944 | 43 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 46 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 44 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 30 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 39 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 31 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 30 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 33 | #1,157 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 24 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 14 | #1,983 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 35 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 20 | #1,625 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 30 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 22 | #1,628 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 47 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 23 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,611 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 17 | #2,015 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 32 | #1,290 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 25 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 22 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 28 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,212 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 22 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 25 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,478 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,158 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,653 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,516 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Linden reached #929 in 1947. As a girl name, it reached #2,133 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Linden
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.