Recorded 2013–2020 Unisex name Peak 2014 22 births

Lyndan — unisex name

22 babies named Lyndan in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s172020s5
2010s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Lyndan was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lyndan in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lyndan

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Lyndan between 2013 and 2020, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lyndan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Lyndan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2011.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyndan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lyndan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyndan 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 22 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.

Lyndan at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

22

Since 2013

8 years of records

Peak year

2014

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2013

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2020

Lyndan popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2013

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2014)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2020201720142013 5

Lyndan popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2011 (Lyndan as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2011 5

Lyndan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
17 births that decade — 77% of Lyndan's all-time total
2010s172020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyndan?
22 babies have been named Lyndan since 2013. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2014 with 7 births.
When was Lyndan most popular?
Lyndan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Is Lyndan a unisex name?
Yes, Lyndan is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 22 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Lyndan been used?
Lyndan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 8 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Lyndan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lynn, Lynda, Lynne, Lynette, 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, 2013–2020 (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.