Girls' name · since 1946
Lindi
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 1,140 babies named Lindi, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,851 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,401 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,140
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lindi is the #13401 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,140 recorded since 1946.
Lindi has 1,140 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13401 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #6,851 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,401 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,140 born since 1946
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lindi ranks #6,851 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,401 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,140 born since 1946, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,851 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,401 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,140
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lindi's 1,140 recorded births place it above 90.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lindi compares
1,140 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lindi's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lindi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,140 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lindi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lindi splits its recorded history at 1985: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lindi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Lindi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (286 births, 25% of the file).
1980s was Lindi's strongest decade.
286 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Lindi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
125 births
- 1960s
1960s
134 births
- 1970s
1970s
209 births
- 1980s
1980s
286 births
- 1990s
1990s
146 births
- 2000s 107
2000s
107 births
- 2010s 75
2010s
75 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 286 births (25% of all-time use).
How Lindi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lindi's total volume
Lindi by state
Where Lindi concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 34 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Washington | | 5 | 0.4% |
34 of 1,140 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lindi's data
- Lindi's decade-level peak was the 1980s (286 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lindis (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lindi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~79 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lindi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.