Recorded 1977–1992 Girls' name Peak 1985 133 births

Linday — girls' name

133 babies named Linday in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s1061990s13

The verdict

133 girls have been named Linday since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

133
total births
1977–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Linday was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

17 babies were named Linday in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Linday

The Social Security Administration has registered 133 babies named Linday between 1977 and 1992, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Linday currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Linday performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Linday shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Linday in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 133 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Linday at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

133

Since 1977

16 years of records

Peak year

1985

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1977

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1992

Linday popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1977

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1985)
17
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
05101520 19921989198719851983198119791977 5

Linday by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
106 births that decade — 80% of Linday's all-time total
1970s141980s1061990s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Linday?
133 babies have been named Linday since 1977. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1985 with 17 births.
When was Linday most popular?
Linday was most popular in the 1980s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Linday been used?
Linday has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 16 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Linday?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Linda, Lindsey, Lindsay, Lina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.