Linden

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Lindén in SE Sweden, FI Finland.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Linden is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Swedish surname9.8K records spelled Linden12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Sweden, United States, Finland, Denmark

  Languages: Swedish, Portuguese, Danish

  Also written Lindén, Línden, Lindeñ, Lindèn

• a separate surname3.1K records spelled Linden3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Sweden, Finland

  Also written Lindén, Lindèn

• Arabic surname723 records spelled Linden3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Sweden

  Also written Lindén

71 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Linden is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, from Lindon (Lancashire, Worcestershire), Lyndon (Rutland), or Linden End in Haddenham (Cambridgeshire); first attested Gilbert de Lindona 1086 InqEl (C)

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In German, Linden-based name; Lindner, Lindemann, Terlinden illustrate -er, -mann and prefixal compound forms.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen

• Ostensibly from the vocabulary word denoting the lime tree (originally the adjectival form, derived from Old English linde). However, the given name is of recent, probably 20th-century, origin and it is more likely that this is simply an elaboration of Linda, along the lines of Lauren from pLaura.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• ornamental name from lind ‘lime tree’ + the common suffix -en, from the Latin adjectival ending -enius.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• habitational name from places called Linden in Brabant and North Brabant.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 119 years between 1889–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Edward Lindenb. 1888USAmerican cinematographer
• Eric Lindenb. 1909USAmerican actor (1909-1994)
• Andy Lindenb. 1922USracecar driver
• Hal Lindenb. 1931USAmerican actor
• Linden Chilesb. 1933USAmerican actor (1933-2013)
• Jennie Lindenb. 1939GBEnglish actress
• Linden Ashbyb. 1960USAmerican actor (born 1960)
• Trevor Lindenb. 1970CACanadian ice hockey player
• Jamie Lindenb. 1980USAmerican screenwriter
• Andy Lindenb. 2000GBBritish actor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 351 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Linden?

We estimate roughly 18 thousand people bear Linden (counting its spellings and scripts) across 13 countries in our records.

In which country does Linden have the most bearers?

Linden is most frequently recorded in Germany, where it is most often spelled linden.

Where is Linden most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Linden is densest in Sweden — about 1 in 1.5 thousand people — even though Germany holds more of our records for it.

What does the name Linden mean?

Recorded meaning: person from Linden or Lindon, or person who lives by a group of lime trees