Given name & surname
Lind
“from the hill of lime trees”·“from the lime tree”
Lind is a variant of Lindsay. One English interpretation is “from the island of linden trees; from Lincoln's wetland.” Lind is a variant of Linden. Interpretations include “from the hill of lime trees” (English) and “from the lime tree” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lind is a variant of Lindsay. One English interpretation is “from the island of linden trees; from Lincoln's wetland.” Lind is a variant of Linden. Interpretations include “from the hill of lime trees” (English) and “from the lime tree” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lind is a variant of Lindsay. An origin associated with Lindsay is Scottish. Lind is a variant of Linden. An origin associated with Linden is Old English.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lind through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 119
- 29 boys · 90 girls
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1972. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 763 as a first name in 2020; 14,609 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lind’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Lind has a later derivative in LINNAEUS. Lind has a related form in Lindsay. Lind has a related form in Linden.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Lind has relatives in 4 languages.
8 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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