How Many People Are Named Linder?
An estimated 204 people in the United States have the first name Linder. It is predominantly female (96.2%). The average bearer is 72 years old, and Linder peaked in popularity in 1949 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Linder as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Linder paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Linder is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
204
About 1 in 1,680,168 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.2% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1949
25 births
Total Registered
314
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Linder
Linder is predominantly female (96.2%), though 12 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Linder as a male name
Ranked #3,181 in 1949
7 male births in 1949
Peak: 1949 (7 births)
Linder as a female name
Ranked #4,684 in 1965
9 female births in 1965
Peak: 1948 (23 births)
Linder: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Linder span from the 1930s to the 1960s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 146 babies were registered. While Linder is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Linder by Decade
How has Linder tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Linder + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Linder as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Linder
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Linder: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Linder?
We estimate approximately 204 people named Linder are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,680,168 Americans share this first name.
Is Linder a common name?
Linder is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 314 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Linder most popular?
Linder reached peak popularity in 1949, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Linder is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Linder a female name?
Linder is predominantly female. 96.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Linder Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Linder Smith, Linder Johnson, Linder Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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