Given name
Lynford
“from the linden-tree ford”
Lynford is a variant of Lindford. One English interpretation is “from the linden-tree ford.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lynford is a variant of Lindford. One English interpretation is “from the linden-tree ford.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lynford is a variant of Lindford. An origin associated with Lindford is English.
Explained through its name family
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.
From dated birth records
Lynford through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 328
- 328 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 15 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 boys is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 1926. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 315 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lynford’s family of names
Lynford has a related form in Lindford.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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