Boys' name · since 1915

Lindo

Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 57 babies named Lindo, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#21,269 of 45,481
all-time among boys
57
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade

Lindo is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 57 have been recorded since 1915.

Lindo has 57 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1959.

  • #21,269 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 57 born since 1915
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lindo ranks #21,269 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.

#21,269 of 45,481
all-time among boys
57
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lindo's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lindo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Lindo splits its recorded history at 1923: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Lindo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1959

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1926)
7
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1915191619171919192019231926192719281959 5

Lindo by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (30 births, 53% of the file).

1920s was Lindo's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Lindo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 30 births (53% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lindo?
Lindo has been given to 57 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,269 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1959. 7 babies were born in 1926, its single highest year.
Where does Lindo sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lindo ranks #21,269 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lindo most popular?
Lindo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Lindo been used?
The SSA has tracked Lindo since 1915 -- 45 years through the most recent 1959 data.
What names are similar to Lindo?
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 Lindo's data

  • Lindo's decade-level peak was the 1920s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Lindo

Nearby Names Like Lindo

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lindo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1915–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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 Lindo 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 August 2026.