Recorded 1913–2023 Unisex name Peak 1949 2,435 births

Lindell — boys' name

2,435 babies named Lindell in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s941920s2131930s3011940s5301950s4911960s2931970s1861980s1341990s902000s502010s422020s11
1940s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Lindell was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

70 babies were named Lindell in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lindell

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,435 babies named Lindell between 1913 and 2023, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lindell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 70 babies received it in a single year. Lindell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 357 additional births since 1920.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lindell performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 530 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Lindell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 486 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lindell in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lindell 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 2,435 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.

Lindell at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,435

Since 1913

111 years of records

Peak year

1949

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1913

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lindell popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1913

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1949)
70
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
020406080 202320001986197319601947193419211913 10

Lindell popularity over time — girls

357 total births recorded since 1920 (Lindell as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 357 births
0510152025 19741962195719521947194219271920 5

Lindell by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
530 births that decade — 22% of Lindell's all-time total
1910s941920s2131930s3011940s5301950s4911960s2931970s1861980s1341990s902000s502010s422020s11

Lindell by state

Where Lindell concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lindell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Missouri
486 20.0%
#2 Illinois
251 10.3%
#3 Arkansas
49 2.0%
#4 Kentucky
36 1.5%
#5 Texas
33 1.4%
#6 Oklahoma
26 1.1%
#7 Virginia
6 0.2%
#8 Indiana
5 0.2%
Missouri share of Lindell's total US births 20.0%
Even split

486 of 2,435 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Lindell appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lindell?
2,435 babies have been named Lindell since 1913. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1949 with 70 births.
When was Lindell most popular?
Lindell was most popular in the 1940s decade with 530 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Lindell most popular?
The top states for the name Lindell are Missouri (486 births), Illinois (251 births), Arkansas (49 births).
Is Lindell a unisex name?
Yes, Lindell is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 2,435 births, and as a girl's name it has 357 births.
How long has the name Lindell been used?
Lindell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 111 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lindell?
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, 1913–2023 (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.