Given name & surname
Lindon
“from the hill of lime trees”·“from the lime tree”
In English use, Lindon has a related form in 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
In English use, Lindon has a related form in 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
In English use, Lindon has an alternative spelling in Lyndon. An origin associated with Lyndon is Old English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Lindon is used as a spelling variant of Lyndon.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Lindon has an alternative spelling in Lyndon. The history of Lyndon gives this family its wider story. Lyndon’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lindon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,215
- 1,215 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,653 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,653 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 25 in 1955. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,079 as a first name in 2020; 851 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.
Lindon’s family of names
Lindon has an alternative spelling in Lyndon. Lindon has a related form in Lyndon. Lindon has a related form in Linden.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Lindon
- Lindon VictorGrenadian male decathleteborn 1993
- Lindon EmërllahuKosovar footballerborn 2002
- Half PintJamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singerborn 1961
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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