Linden is an

English given name English names are names used in, or originating in, England. In England as elsewhere in the English-speaking world, a complete name usually consists of a given name, commonly referred to as a first name, and a (most commonly patrilineal) family ...

referring to the

Linden tree ''Tilia'' is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the European species, and basswood for North American species. In Britain and Ireland they ...

. In the

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, the name (along with variant

Lyndon Lyndon may refer to: Places * Lyndon, Alberta, Canada * Lyndon, Rutland, East Midlands, England * Lyndon, Solihull, West Midlands, England United States * Lyndon, Illinois * Lyndon, Kansas * Lyndon, Kentucky * Lyndon, New York * Lyndon, Ohio * L ...

) was somewhat popular as a boys name from the 1930s to the 1960s. Linden reached a peak in popularity in 1947 as the 921st most popular boys name in the

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's list of most popular boys names (and variant form Lyndon reached a peak in 1964 as the 347th most popular boys name), but currently it is not included in the list. The name has never been on the top 1000 names list for girls. In

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, Linden was included in the Vital Statistics Agency's list of top 100 most popular boys names from 2003 to 2005.

Notable people

Linden Ashby Clarence Linden Garnett Ashby III (born May 23, 1960) is an American actor and director. On television, he portrayed Brett Cooper on the final two seasons of the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox soap opera ''Melrose Place'' (1997–1999) and Sheri ...

(born 1960), television and movie actor best known for playing main character Johnny Cage in the hit movie ''

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'' *

Linden Blue Linden Stanley Blue (born 1936) is an American aviation executive. He is the co-owner and vice chairman of General Atomics, the U.S. military contractor that manufactures the Predator drones used by the United States Marine Corps, Air Force, and ...

(born 1936), American entrepreneur *

Linden Chiles Truman Linden Chiles (March 22, 1933 – May 15, 2013) was an American character actor. Early years Chiles was born in St. Louis, Missouri but grew up in Barrington, Illinois. He graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor of arts ...

(1933-2013), character actor that has appeared in hundreds of television shows and movies *

Linden Dalecki Linden Dalecki (born December 23, 1968) is an American author. He writes novels for children and young adults. Writing His first novel, ''Kid B'' (2006), is set in the world of Texas hip-hop and was influenced by S. E. Hinton's '' The Outsi ...

(born 1968), American writer *

Linden Jones ''For the Welsh cricketer see Lyndon Jones''. Linden Jones (born 5 March 1961) is a Welsh former professional footballer. Club career Jones was born in New Tredegar, Monmouthshire. He began his career at Cardiff City joining them as an appr ...

(born 1961), Welsh footballer * Linden King (born 1955), American football player (

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) who played 12 years in the NFL *

Linden MacIntyre Linden Joseph MacIntyre (born May 29, 1943) is a Canadian journalist, broadcaster and novelist. He has won ten Gemini Awards, an International Emmy and numerous other awards for writing and journalistic excellence, including the 2009 Scotiabank ...

, (born 1943), Canadian journalist and author; reporter on PBS series ''Frontline'' *

Linden Porco Linden Porco (born August 29, 1996) is a Canadian dwarf actor. He is 32 inches (81 centimeters) tall and is best known for his role as a body double in the 2006 American film '' Little Man''.Linden Rowat (born 1989), Canadian hockey player *

Linden Soles Linden Soles (born October 26, 1956 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadians, Canadian television journalist, best known to international audiences as an anchor on CNN.Linden Stephens Linden Stephens (born March 21, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL. He played college football at Cincinnati and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He has also been a ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Linden Travers Florence Lindon-Travers, known professionally as Linden Travers (27 May 1913 – 23 October 2001Ronald Bergan ), was a British actress. Life and career Travers was born in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, the daughter of Florence (née ...

(1913–2001), English actress

Notable people

See also