Girls' name · since 1912
Lunda
Lunda has 16 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #48,953 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
16 girls have been named Lunda since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lunda recorded 16 times among girls since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1957.
- #48,953 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1912
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lunda ranks #48,953 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1912, peaking in the 1950s.
- #48,953 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1912
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lunda's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lunda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lunda's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1950 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lunda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1957
- Peak year (1950)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Lunda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (11 births, 69% of the file).
1950s was Lunda's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Lunda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lunda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1912–1957 (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 Lunda 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.