Girls' name · since 1882
Lynda
Lynda has 77,979 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #447 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,551 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 77,979
- born since 1882
- 1940s
- peak decade
77,979 babies have been named Lynda since 1882, making it today's #4551 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynda has been recorded 77,979 times among girls since 1882, currently ranked #4551 nationally and more common than 74% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #447 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,551 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 77,979 born since 1882
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynda ranks #447 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,551 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 77,979 born since 1882, peaking in the 1940s.
- #447 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,551 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 77,979
- born since 1882
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lynda's 77,979 recorded births place it above 99.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lynda compares
77,979 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Lynda's all-time total is 207x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lynda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 77,979 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,840 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lynda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lynda splits its recorded history at 1961: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 4,840 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lynda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 4,840
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Lynda popularity over time - boys
119 total births recorded since 1941 (Lynda as boys' name)
Lynda by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (27,952 births, 36% of the file).
1940s was Lynda's strongest decade.
27,952 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Lynda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 16
1880s
16 births
- 1890s 39
1890s
39 births
- 1900s 42
1900s
42 births
- 1910s 148
1910s
148 births
- 1920s 282
1920s
282 births
- 1930s 2,195
1930s
2,195 births
- 1940s
1940s
27,952 births
- 1950s
1950s
22,689 births
- 1960s
1960s
15,694 births
- 1970s 4,349
1970s
4,349 births
- 1980s 2,293
1980s
2,293 births
- 1990s 1,058
1990s
1,058 births
- 2000s 683
2000s
683 births
- 2010s 400
2010s
400 births
- 2020s 139
2020s
139 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 27,952 births (36% of all-time use).
How Lynda 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 Lynda's total volume
Lynda by state
Where Lynda concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7,570 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,924 | 7.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 5,654 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 3,673 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 3,652 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 3,536 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 3,410 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 2,298 | 2.9% |
7,570 of 77,979 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Lynda appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lynda's data
- Lynda's decade-level peak was the 1940s (27,952 total births); usage has since declined to 139 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lyndas (7,570 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 Lynda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Lynda 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.