Is Lynden a boy or girl name?
Lynden is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 25 girls and 16 boys were named Lynden, so 61% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 33.6% of the 2,214 US babies named Lynden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,787
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,219
- Babies named Lynden since 1915
- 2,214
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 77 babies
Boys and girls named Lynden, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 78 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 78 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 159 | 5 | 3% |
| 1950s | 131 | 21 | 13.8% |
| 1960s | 96 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 84 | 34 | 28.8% |
| 1990s | 124 | 51 | 29.1% |
| 2000s | 217 | 130 | 37.5% |
| 2010s | 329 | 331 | 50.2% |
| 2020s | 102 | 173 | 62.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | #5,787 | 25 | #5,219 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,679 | 26 | #5,071 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,956 | 32 | #4,425 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,324 | 38 | #3,913 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,798 | 52 | #3,080 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,188 | 40 | #3,758 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3,081 | 37 | #3,977 |
| 2017 | 35 | #3,286 | 41 | #3,743 |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,267 | 42 | #3,685 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,337 | 24 | #5,590 |
| 2014 | 41 | #2,870 | 25 | #5,393 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,630 | 34 | #4,303 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,676 | 30 | #4,785 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,958 | 22 | #6,061 |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,113 | 36 | #4,153 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,446 | 20 | #6,716 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,215 | 19 | #6,969 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,855 | 10 | #11,307 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,738 | 12 | #9,663 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,141 | 18 | #6,710 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,157 | 12 | #9,039 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,689 | 6 | #14,996 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,297 | 15 | #7,282 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,608 | 8 | #11,614 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,216 | 10 | #9,601 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,925 | 8 | #10,976 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,798 | 8 | #10,717 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,843 | 8 | #10,393 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,311 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,787 | 7 | #11,239 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,442 | 8 | #10,138 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,635 | 6 | #12,769 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,483 | 6 | #12,684 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,974 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,878 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,434 | 7 | #10,379 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,345 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,452 | 5 | #12,435 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,339 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,991 | 5 | #11,717 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,337 | 5 | #11,426 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,776 | 5 | #11,253 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,373 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,960 | 7 | #8,652 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,872 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,668 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,572 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,355 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,162 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,576 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,367 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,901 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,438 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,979 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 15 | #2,168 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,327 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 21 | #1,803 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 22 | #1,752 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,456 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,154 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 14 | #2,223 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,275 | 5 | #6,368 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,274 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,334 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,449 | 5 | #5,886 |
| 1950 | 15 | #1,988 | 6 | #5,066 |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,797 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 19 | #1,744 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,889 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,226 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,610 | 5 | #4,969 |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,938 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,134 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 20 | #1,616 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,952 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,013 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,273 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,054 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,864 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,499 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,474 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,766 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,116 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,183 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,881 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,589 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,563 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,689 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,162 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,872 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 7 | #3,736 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,391 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,704 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 10 | #2,797 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,013 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,434 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,556 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lynden reached #1,610 in 1945. As a girl name, it reached #3,080 in 2020. 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 Lynden
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.