Unisex name · since 1946

Lind

90 babies named Lind in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,311 of 72,339
all-time among girls
90
born since 1946
1950s
peak decade

Lind is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 90 have been recorded since 1946.

Social Security Administration records show Lind recorded 90 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1972.

  • #28,311 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 90 born since 1946
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lind ranks #28,311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1946, peaking in the 1950s.

#28,311 of 72,339
all-time among girls
90
born since 1946
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lind's 90 recorded births place it above 60.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lind's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lind's full recorded timeline at 1956, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lind popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1972

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1960)
10
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
4681012 19461949195119551958196019631972 5

Lind popularity over time - boys

29 total births recorded since 1928 (Lind as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 29 births
456789 19281930193219511961 5

Lind by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (39 births, 43% of the file).

1950s was Lind's strongest decade.

39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Lind births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 39 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lind? ▼
90 babies have been named Lind since 1946. All-time, it sits at #28,311 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1960 with 10 births.
Where does Lind sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lind ranks #28,311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lind most popular? ▼
Lind was most popular in the 1950s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Is Lind a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Lind is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 90 births, and as a boy's name it has 29 births.
How long has the name Lind been used? ▼
Records for Lind go back to 1946, giving 27 years of history through 1972.
What names are similar to Lind? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Linda, Lindsey, Lindsay, Lina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Lind's data

  • Lind's decade-level peak was the 1950s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lind

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lind

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Lina Girl
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lind: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1946–1972 (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 Lind 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.