Is Lynden a boy or girl name?

Lynden is a unisex name. Of the 2,272 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 34.3% were girls and 65.7% were boys. It changed hands in 2019, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Lynden

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Lynden was most popular in 2016, when 77 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,226 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,081, with 58 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,272 people named Lynden.

Lynden over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lynden’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lynden a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lynden is a unisex name — 34.3% of the 2,272 Americans given it were girls and 65.7% were boys. It changed hands: since 2019 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 59% girls and 41% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org