Unisex name · since 1986
Lunden
Lunden has 358 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,300 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 358
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lunden currently ranks #12300 among unisex names in America, with 358 babies recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lunden has been recorded 358 times among girls since 1986, currently ranked #12300 nationally and more common than 29% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #14,474 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,300 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 358 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lunden ranks #14,474 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,300 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 358 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,300 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 358
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lunden's 358 recorded births place it above 79.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lunden compares
358 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lunden's all-time total is 5% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lunden | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 358 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lunden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lunden's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lunden popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Lunden popularity over time - boys
248 total births recorded since 1989 (Lunden as boys' name)
Lunden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (141 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Lunden's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lunden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 141 births (39% of all-time use).
Lunden by state
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What to do with Lunden's data
- Lunden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lundens (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lunden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
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, 1986–2025 (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 Lunden 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.