Boys' name · since 1922

Lindle

Lindle has 53 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1944 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

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

Lindle sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 53 recorded since 1922.

Lindle has 53 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1953.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

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.

Lindle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Lindle splits its recorded history at 1944: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1944 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

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 · 1922–1953

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1944)
7
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 192219351939194019441947194919501953 5

Lindle by decade

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

1940s was Lindle's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Lindle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 25 births (47% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

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.

What to do with Lindle's data

  • Lindle's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 1950s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1922–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lindle: Baby Name Since 1922 - 53 Births, Peak 1944." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lindle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Lindle 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 July 2026.