Recorded 1942–1965 Girls' name Peak 1948 302 births

Linder — girls' name

302 babies named Linder in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s861950s1461960s70
1950s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Linder was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

23 babies were named Linder in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Linder

The Social Security Administration has registered 302 babies named Linder between 1942 and 1965, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Linder currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Linder performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 146 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Linder shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Linder in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Linder 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 302 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.

Linder at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

302

Since 1942

24 years of records

Peak year

1948

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1942

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1965

Linder popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1942

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1948)
23
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0510152025 196519621959195619531950194719441942 5

Linder popularity over time — boys

12 total births recorded since 1932 (Linder as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 19491932 5

Linder by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
146 births that decade — 48% of Linder's all-time total
1940s861950s1461960s70

Linder by state

Where Linder concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Linder
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
6 2.0%
#2 Georgia
5 1.7%
Louisiana share of Linder's total US births 2.0%
Even split

6 of 302 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Linder?
302 babies have been named Linder since 1942. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1948 with 23 births.
When was Linder most popular?
Linder was most popular in the 1950s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Linder most popular?
The top states for the name Linder are Louisiana (6 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Linder been used?
Linder has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 24 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Linder?
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, 1942–1965 (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.