Unisex name · since 2013
Lyndan
Lyndan has 22 recorded births since 2013 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #44,851 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
22 girls have been named Lyndan since 2013, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lyndan recorded 22 times among girls since 2013, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2020.
- #44,851 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 2013
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyndan ranks #44,851 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 2013, peaking in the 2010s.
- #44,851 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 2013
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lyndan's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lyndan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lyndan's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lyndan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2020
- Peak year (2014)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Lyndan popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2011 (Lyndan as boys' name)
Lyndan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (17 births, 77% of the file).
2010s was Lyndan's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Lyndan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lyndan's data
- Lyndan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Lyndan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~7 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, 2013–2020 (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 Lyndan 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.