Recorded 1944–2012 Girls' name Peak 1957 442 births

Linde — girls' name

442 babies named Linde in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s411950s1031960s801970s1061980s661990s272000s132010s6
1970s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Linde was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

15 babies were named Linde in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Linde

The Social Security Administration has registered 442 babies named Linde between 1944 and 2012, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Linde currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Linde performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Linde shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Linde in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Linde 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 442 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.

Linde at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

442

Since 1944

69 years of records

Peak year

1957

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1944

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2012

Linde popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1944

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1957)
15
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
05101520 201219901983197619681961195519491944 10

Linde by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
106 births that decade — 24% of Linde's all-time total
1940s411950s1031960s801970s1061980s661990s272000s132010s6

Linde by state

Where Linde concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Linde
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 1.4%
New York share of Linde's total US births 1.4%

6 of 442 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Linde?
442 babies have been named Linde since 1944. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1957 with 15 births.
When was Linde most popular?
Linde was most popular in the 1970s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Linde most popular?
The top states for the name Linde are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Linde been used?
Linde has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 69 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Linde?
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, 1944–2012 (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.