Recorded 1926–1964 Boys' name Peak 1927 231 births

Lindberg — boys' name

231 babies named Lindberg in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s891930s731940s61950s441960s19
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Lindberg was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

41 babies were named Lindberg in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lindberg

The Social Security Administration has registered 231 babies named Lindberg between 1926 and 1964, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lindberg currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lindberg performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lindberg shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lindberg in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lindberg 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 231 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.

Lindberg at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

231

Since 1926

39 years of records

Peak year

1927

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1926

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1964

Lindberg popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1926

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1927)
41
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
01020304050 19641957195419511934193119281926 6

Lindberg by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
89 births that decade — 39% of Lindberg's all-time total
1920s891930s731940s61950s441960s19

Lindberg by state

Where Lindberg concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Lindberg
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
16 6.9%
#2 South Carolina
10 4.3%
#3 Arkansas
6 2.6%
North Carolina share of Lindberg's total US births 6.9%
Even split

16 of 231 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lindberg?
231 babies have been named Lindberg since 1926. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1927 with 41 births.
When was Lindberg most popular?
Lindberg was most popular in the 1920s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Lindberg most popular?
The top states for the name Lindberg are North Carolina (16 births), South Carolina (10 births), Arkansas (6 births).
How long has the name Lindberg been used?
Lindberg has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 39 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Lindberg?
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.

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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, 1926–1964 (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.