Fun Facts About the Name Lunden
- 606 babies named Lunden: U.S. records list 606 babies given the name Lunden from 1880 through 2025. Even 248 boys received the name Lunden.
What Does the Name Lunden Mean?
Lunden means "the grove" and comes from Old Norse. Its root is lundr, meaning "grove" or "wood," which became lund in Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian. The form lunden is the definite form of that word, so its literal sense is "the grove."
As a surname, Lunden belongs to the large group of Scandinavian topographic names taken from farms, settlements, or natural features. In English use, the given name is generally a transferred surname rather than a separate Old English personal name.
Lunden Name History & Origins
The root lundr was productive in Scandinavian place-naming; the Swedish city of Lund and many farm names share it. A farm or small settlement could be named for a nearby grove, and the definite form Lunden appears as a Scandinavian place name and farm name. Surnames such as Lunden commonly developed from such names or from a person's residence at a grove.
Scandinavian immigrants to North America carried the surname with them in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In English-speaking countries, Lunden is now also used as a first name, usually as a transferred surname; its given-name history is modern and closely tied to the surname rather than to an ancient personal name.
How Popular is the Name Lunden?
Lunden has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #4,363 in 2003.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,659 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #11,691 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #17,403 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #12,431 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #18,074 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #15,779 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #9,377 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #8,932 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #9,498 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #4,685 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2009 | #6,458 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #5,088 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2007 | #8,364 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #8,525 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #9,862 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #9,631 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #10,122 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #11,745 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #11,610 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #7,409 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #8,573 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #7,829 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #9,486 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #5,949 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #11,236 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #6,921 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #7,827 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #11,187 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #14,464 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #8,929 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #13,639 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #12,000 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #13,415 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #11,613 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #11,569 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #7,916 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #11,609 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #11,703 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #10,332 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #7,390 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #9,541 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #8,067 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #7,956 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #7,243 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #8,061 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #6,377 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #4,363 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #5,603 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #5,306 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #4,950 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #9,444 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #5,071 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #5,923 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #8,577 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #5,730 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #7,300 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #8,048 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #7,731 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #7,547 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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