Recorded 1922–1953 Boys' name Peak 1944 53 births

Lindle — boys' name

53 babies named Lindle in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s121940s251950s11

The verdict

53 boys have been named Lindle since 1922, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1953.

53
total births
1922–1953
years on record
1940s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Lindle was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lindle in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lindle

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Lindle between 1922 and 1953, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lindle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lindle performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lindle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lindle 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 53 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.

Lindle at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

53

Since 1922

32 years of records

Peak year

1944

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1922

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1953

Lindle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1922

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1944)
7
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 195319501949194719441940193919351922 5

Lindle by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
25 births that decade — 47% of Lindle's all-time total
1920s51930s121940s251950s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lindle?
53 babies have been named Lindle since 1922. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1944 with 7 births.
When was Lindle most popular?
Lindle was most popular in the 1940s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
How long has the name Lindle been used?
Lindle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 32 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Lindle?
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.

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, 1922–1953 (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.