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Linden

Unisex

Meaning of Linden: English: 'linden tree'

Linden is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1054th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 2263rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1054

210 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2263

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,100

First recorded 1889 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 38 babies1982: 32 babies1983: 48 babies1984: 33 babies1985: 41 babies1986: 47 babies1987: 44 babies1988: 26 babies1989: 43 babies1990: 38 babies19901991: 36 babies1992: 52 babies1993: 29 babies1994: 45 babies1995: 30 babies1996: 43 babies1997: 43 babies1998: 47 babies1999: 51 babies2000: 33 babies20002001: 45 babies2002: 41 babies2003: 62 babies2004: 64 babies2005: 63 babies2006: 78 babies2007: 88 babies2008: 90 babies2009: 104 babies2010: 120 babies20102011: 119 babies2012: 118 babies2013: 119 babies2014: 128 babies2015: 167 babies2016: 164 babies2017: 184 babies2018: 187 babies2019: 180 babies2020: 180 babies20202021: 187 babies2022: 185 babies2023: 165 babies2024: 184 babies2025: 210 babies
US babies named Linden per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 210.

Gender split

67% boys · 33% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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