Boys' name · since 1916
Lendon
Lendon has 584 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1939 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,187 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 584
- born since 1916
- 1940s
- peak decade
584 boys have been named Lendon since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lendon has been recorded 584 times among boys since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2024.
- #7,187 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 584 born since 1916
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lendon ranks #7,187 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 584 born since 1916, peaking in the 1940s.
- #7,187 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 584
- born since 1916
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lendon's 584 recorded births place it above 84.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Lendon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lendon splits its recorded history at 1953: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1939 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lendon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2024
- Peak year (1939)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Lendon by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (103 births, 18% of the file).
1940s was Lendon's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Lendon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 33
1910s
33 births
- 1920s
1920s
76 births
- 1930s
1930s
89 births
- 1940s
1940s
103 births
- 1950s
1950s
66 births
- 1960s
1960s
43 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
71 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 103 births (18% of all-time use).
How Lendon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lendon's total volume
Lendon by state
Where Lendon concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 584 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lendon's data
- Lendon's decade-level peak was the 1940s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Lendons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lendon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1939)
Similar record span (~108 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lendon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.