Given name & surname
Lunden
“one who is unlike others”
Lunden is a variant of Lundyn. One American interpretation is “one who is unlike others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lunden is a variant of Lundyn. One American interpretation is “one who is unlike others.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lunden is a variant of Lundyn. An origin associated with Lundyn is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lunden through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 606
- 248 boys · 358 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,659 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,659 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 517 as a first name in 2020; 508 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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