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Lynden

Unisex

Meaning of Lynden: English: 'lime tree valley'

Lynden is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 2318th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2318

58 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,272

First recorded 1915 · peak 2016

Trend

falling

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 16 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 13 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 11 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 19 babies1993: 16 babies1994: 22 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 27 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 24 babies20002001: 25 babies2002: 29 babies2003: 30 babies2004: 28 babies2005: 40 babies2006: 39 babies2007: 37 babies2008: 43 babies2009: 52 babies2010: 73 babies20102011: 48 babies2012: 59 babies2013: 63 babies2014: 66 babies2015: 58 babies2016: 77 babies2017: 76 babies2018: 75 babies2019: 65 babies2020: 72 babies20202021: 62 babies2022: 52 babies2023: 48 babies2024: 41 babies2025: 58 babies
US babies named Lynden per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 77.

Gender split

66% boys · 34% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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