Linden

Meaning: Linden tree
Origin: English — From the name of the tree

Boy's name · #1415 in the US (2025) · Trending

59% boys · 41% girls — Linden is also given to girls: 81 in 2025, about 41% in recent years. Linden →

Popularity over time

Linden is climbing: on the charts since 1889, it is ranked #1415 in 2025, with about 130 boys given the name last year. Roughly 4,100 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#605 in Canada (2025) · #2,664 in England & Wales (2025) · #669 in Scotland (2012) · #4,893 in Ecuador (1966).

Famous Lindens

Linden Ashby — American actor (born 1960)
Linden Chiles — American actor (1933–2013)
Linden Porco — Canadian actor (born 1996)
Linden Blue — American aviation executive (born 1936)
Linden Vey — Canadian ice hockey player (born 1991)

In stories & tradition

Linden Cullen — Fictional character from Holby City

What Lindens become

Among 39 notable people named Linden:

Sports figures appear 2.06× more often than among typical names — e.g. Linden Vey, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1991).

Similar names: Wynn · Leander · Sky · Lyndon · Arden · Taylen

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