Recorded 1941–1960 Unisex name Peak 1941 30 births

Lindal — boys' name

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.

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The verdict

30 boys have been named Lindal since 1941, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1960.

30
total births
1941–1960
years on record
1940s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Lindal was born in this single decade.

1941
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lindal in 1941 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lindal

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Lindal between 1941 and 1960, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lindal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1941, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Lindal is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1942.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lindal performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lindal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lindal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 30 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lindal at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

30

Since 1941

20 years of records

Peak year

1941

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1941

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1960

Lindal popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1941

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1941)
7
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19601948194319421941 7

Lindal popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1942 (Lindal as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1942 5

Lindal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
24 births that decade — 80% of Lindal's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lindal?
30 babies have been named Lindal since 1941. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1941 with 7 births.
When was Lindal most popular?
Lindal was most popular in the 1940s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1941.
Is Lindal a unisex name?
Yes, Lindal is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 30 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Lindal been used?
Lindal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 20 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Lindal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lincoln, Linwood, Lindsey, Linus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1941–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.