Recorded 1917–1959 Boys' name Peak 1928 59 births

Linward — boys' name

59 babies named Linward in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s111930s51940s191950s19
1940s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Linward was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

11 babies were named Linward in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Linward

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Linward between 1917 and 1959, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Linward currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Linward performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Linward shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Linward in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Linward 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 59 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.

Linward at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

59

Since 1917

43 years of records

Peak year

1928

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1917

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1959

Linward popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1917

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1928)
11
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4681012 195919521950194819431940193319281917 5

Linward by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
19 births that decade — 32% of Linward's all-time total
1910s51920s111930s51940s191950s19

Linward by state

Where Linward concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Linward
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 8.5%
North Carolina share of Linward's total US births 8.5%

5 of 59 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Linward?
59 babies have been named Linward since 1917. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1928 with 11 births.
When was Linward most popular?
Linward was most popular in the 1940s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Linward most popular?
The top states for the name Linward are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Linward been used?
Linward has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 43 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Linward?
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, 1917–1959 (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.