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How popular is the name Linden?
Births per year, rank history and how many Lindens are alive today.
Linden (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Lyndon in England and Wales, ranked 2664th in 2025 and given to 8 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2008, when 25 babies were given the name, the 1024th most popular that year. It has declined since 2008; the 2025 figure is roughly 32% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Lyndon you are most likely to meet is around 16 years old. Half of all Lyndons born in England and Wales are between 14 and 29, and there are at least 1,600 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Lyndon - on average, only one in every 190 such rooms contains a Lyndon.
How many babies are named Linden each year?
Includes all spellings: Linden, Lynden, Lyndon. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Linden spelling rank?
Where does the Lynden spelling rank?
Where does the Lyndon spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Linden most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Lyndon, peaked in 2010, when 79 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Linden spelling itself peaked in 2008, with 25 babies.
How many people are called Linden?
At least 1,600 people named Linden in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Linden?
Most living Lindens are between 14 and 29; the most common age is about 16.
Is Linden becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.