Unisex name · since 1941
Lindal
30 babies named Lindal in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,882 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
30 boys have been named Lindal since 1941, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lindal recorded 30 times among boys since 1941, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 1960.
- #25,882 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 30 born since 1941
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lindal ranks #25,882 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1941, peaking in the 1940s.
- #25,882 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lindal's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lindal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lindal's full recorded timeline at 1943, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1941 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lindal popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1960
- Peak year (1941)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Lindal popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1942 (Lindal as girls' name)
Lindal by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (24 births, 80% of the file).
1940s was Lindal's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Lindal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
24 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 24 births (80% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lindal's data
- Lindal's decade-level peak was the 1940s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lindal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1941–1960 (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 Lindal 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.