Recorded 1937–1973 Girls' name Peak 1948 340 births

Lindalee — girls' name

340 babies named Lindalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s1881950s941960s471970s5
1940s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Lindalee was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

34 babies were named Lindalee in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lindalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 340 babies named Lindalee between 1937 and 1973, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lindalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lindalee performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 188 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lindalee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Lindalee in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lindalee 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 340 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.

Lindalee at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

340

Since 1937

37 years of records

Peak year

1948

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1937

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1973

Lindalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1937

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1948)
34
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
010203040 1973196119551951194719431937 6

Lindalee by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
188 births that decade — 55% of Lindalee's all-time total
1930s61940s1881950s941960s471970s5

Lindalee by state

Where Lindalee concentrates geographically — total births since 1937

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Lindalee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
18 5.3%
#2 Pennsylvania
6 1.8%
#3 Illinois
5 1.5%
#4 Massachusetts
5 1.5%
New York share of Lindalee's total US births 5.3%
Even split

18 of 340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lindalee?
340 babies have been named Lindalee since 1937. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1948 with 34 births.
When was Lindalee most popular?
Lindalee was most popular in the 1940s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Lindalee most popular?
The top states for the name Lindalee are New York (18 births), Pennsylvania (6 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Lindalee been used?
Lindalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 37 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Lindalee?
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.

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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, 1937–1973 (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.