Lindell
A Germanic masculine name meaning "lime tree valley", symbolic of nature's beauty.
Name Census estimates that about 1,663 living Americans carry the first name Lindell. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 87.2% of registrations being male. The average person named Lindell today is around 63 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lindell births was 1949 (91 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lindell. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.7K
~ 1 in 206,106 Americans
Peak year
1949
91 babies that year
Average age
63
years old
2023 SSA rank
#9,556
Tracked since 1913
Census
Lindell in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,666 people with the first name Lindell, which placed it at #8,662 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,662
National first-name rank
People counted
1.7K
1,666 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lindell
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lindell is White at 58.5%. The next largest groups are Black (33.6%) and Two or More Races (3.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lindell described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lindell at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.5% · 975
- Black or African American33.6% · 560
- Two or more races3.4% · 56
- Hispanic or Latino2.3% · 39
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 19
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 17
Gender
Gender distribution for Lindell
Lindell leans heavily male at 87.2% of total registrations, but 357 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Lindell as a male name
- Ranked #13,386 in 2023
- 5 male births in 2023
- Peak: 1949 (70 births)
Lindell as a female name
- Ranked #9,556 in 1974
- 5 female births in 1974
- Peak: 1956 (24 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lindell leans strongly male. 1,358 people counted with this name were male (81.7%), compared with 305 female bearers (18.3%).
Popularity
Lindell: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lindell from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 639 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lindell by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lindell during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lindells live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas recorded the most babies named Lindell, while West Virginia, Tennessee, Indiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 90 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lindell
The name Lindell is of Old English origin, derived from the combination of two words: "lind," meaning a linden or lime tree, and "dell," meaning a valley or hollow. This suggests that the name was originally used to describe someone who lived near a linden tree-lined valley or hollow.
In its earliest form, the name was spelled as "Linddæl" and was predominantly found in the Anglo-Saxon regions of England during the 7th and 8th centuries. As the English language evolved, the spelling changed to reflect the modern pronunciation, becoming "Lindell" by the 12th century.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lindell appears in the Domesday Book, a historic record commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. It mentions a landowner named Lindell who held estates in Hertfordshire, England.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Lindell. One such person was Lindell Cawthorne (1646-1718), an English clergyman and academic who served as the Rector of Great Staughton in Huntingdonshire.
Another prominent figure was Lindell Morris (1792-1867), an American politician who served as a United States Representative from Ohio's 5th congressional district from 1841 to 1843.
In the realm of literature, Lindell Coombs (1895-1962) was an American author and humorist, best known for his short stories and novels set in the American South.
The name Lindell also found its way into the world of sports. Lindell Anderson (1923-2001) was an American professional basketball player who spent several seasons in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), a precursor to the modern-day NBA.
Finally, one cannot forget Lindell Philpot (1944-2018), a Canadian actor and voice artist who lent his talents to numerous animated series and video games, including the iconic "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" franchise.
People
Lindell + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lindell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lindell: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lindell?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,663 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lindell going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 206,106 US residents.
Is Lindell a common name?
We classify Lindell as "Rare". It ranks above 92.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,792 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lindell most popular?
The single biggest year for Lindell was 1949, when 91 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lindell is about 63 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lindell in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,666 people with the name Lindell, or 0.55 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,662 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lindell in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lindell?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lindell leans strongly male. 1,358 people counted with this name were male (81.7%), compared with 305 female bearers (18.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lindell?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lindell is White at 58.5%. The next largest groups are Black (33.6%) and Two or More Races (3.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lindell most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lindell in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.5% (975 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lindell in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lindell a male name?
Yes, 87.2% of people registered as Lindell in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lindell still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lindell in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lindell can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Lindell?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.