Recorded 1940–1990 Girls' name Peak 1947 438 births

Lindia — girls' name

438 babies named Lindia in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s1491950s1861960s931970s51990s5
1950s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Lindia was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

24 babies were named Lindia in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lindia

The Social Security Administration has registered 438 babies named Lindia between 1940 and 1990, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lindia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lindia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 186 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lindia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lindia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lindia 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 438 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.

Lindia at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

438

Since 1940

51 years of records

Peak year

1947

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1940

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1990

Lindia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1940

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1947)
24
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
0510152025 199019671963195919551951194719431940 6

Lindia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
186 births that decade — 42% of Lindia's all-time total
1940s1491950s1861960s931970s51990s5

Lindia by state

Where Lindia concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lindia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 1.1%
Kentucky share of Lindia's total US births 1.1%

5 of 438 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lindia?
438 babies have been named Lindia since 1940. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1947 with 24 births.
When was Lindia most popular?
Lindia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 186 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Lindia most popular?
The top states for the name Lindia are Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Lindia been used?
Lindia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 51 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Lindia?
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, 1940–1990 (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.