Boys' name · since 1926
Lindberg
Lindberg has 231 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,122 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 231
- born since 1926
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lindberg sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 231 recorded since 1926.
Lindberg has 231 recorded births among boys since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1964.
- #12,122 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 231 born since 1926
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lindberg ranks #12,122 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 231 born since 1926, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,122 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 231
- born since 1926
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lindberg's 231 recorded births place it above 73.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Lindberg's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lindberg's full recorded timeline at 1949, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lindberg popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1964
- Peak year (1927)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Lindberg by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (89 births, 39% of the file).
1920s was Lindberg's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lindberg births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
89 births
- 1930s
1930s
73 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
44 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 89 births (39% of all-time use).
Lindberg by state
Where Lindberg concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| 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% |
16 of 231 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lindberg's data
- Lindberg's decade-level peak was the 1920s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Lindbergs (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lindberg: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1926–1964 (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 Lindberg 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.