Recorded 1930–1957 Boys' name Peak 1953 69 births

Lindwood — boys' name

69 babies named Lindwood in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s161940s171950s36
1950s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Lindwood was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lindwood in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lindwood

The Social Security Administration has registered 69 babies named Lindwood between 1930 and 1957, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lindwood currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lindwood performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lindwood shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lindwood in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lindwood 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 69 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.

Lindwood at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

69

Since 1930

28 years of records

Peak year

1953

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1930

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1957

Lindwood popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1930

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1953)
8
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
456789 195719561954195319521950194919481947193819351930 5

Lindwood by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
36 births that decade — 52% of Lindwood's all-time total
1930s161940s171950s36

Lindwood by state

Where Lindwood concentrates geographically — total births since 1930

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lindwood
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
6 8.7%
North Carolina share of Lindwood's total US births 8.7%

6 of 69 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lindwood?
69 babies have been named Lindwood since 1930. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1953 with 8 births.
When was Lindwood most popular?
Lindwood was most popular in the 1950s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
Where is Lindwood most popular?
The top states for the name Lindwood are North Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Lindwood been used?
Lindwood has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 28 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Lindwood?
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, 1930–1957 (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.