Girls' name · since 1949

Lyndee

Lyndee has 1,253 recorded births since 1949 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#6,436 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,125 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,253
born since 1949
1980s
peak decade

1,253 babies have been named Lyndee since 1949, making it today's #5125 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Lyndee recorded 1,253 times among girls since 1949, holding rank #5125 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.

  • #6,436 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,125 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,253 born since 1949
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyndee ranks #6,436 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,125 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,253 born since 1949, peaking in the 1980s.

#6,436 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,125 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,253
born since 1949
1980s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%70.3%
Lyndee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Lyndee's 1,253 recorded births place it above 91.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Lyndee compares

1,253 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

Lyndee's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lyndee Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,253 376 567,345
Peak-year births 37 21 19,840

Lyndee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lyndee's full recorded timeline at 1989, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lyndee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
37
Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
010203040 194919631973198319932003201320232025 25

Lyndee by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (239 births, 19% of the file).

1980s was Lyndee's strongest decade.

239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.

Lyndee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 239 births (19% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Lyndee 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 Lyndee's total volume

Lyndee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -30, 5.3%-31, 5.8%-69, 4.1%-53, 7.6%-108, 5.5%-52, 11.8%-84, 2.8%-108, 2.4%-37, 5.4%-102, 2.7%-91, 4.2%-69, 6%-137, 2.9%-33, 13.3%-39, 6.6%Lyndee-77, 3%Lyndee
Lyndee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Lyndee by state

Where Lyndee concentrates geographically, total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Lyndee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
47 3.8%
#2 Utah
32 2.6%
#3 California
5 0.4%
Texas share of Lyndee's total US births 3.8%
Even split

47 of 1,253 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyndee?
1,253 babies have been named Lyndee since 1949. All-time, it sits at #6,436 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #5,125 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 37 births.
Where does Lyndee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyndee ranks #6,436 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,125 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lyndee most popular?
Lyndee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 239 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Lyndee most popular?
The top states for the name Lyndee are Texas (47 births), Utah (32 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Lyndee been used?
Lyndee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 77 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Lyndee?
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.

What to do with Lyndee's data

  • Lyndee's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (239 total births) through the 2020s (133) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Lyndees (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lyndee

Nearby Names Like Lyndee

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lyndee

Names with a similar popularity rank to Lyndee

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lyndee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1949–2025 (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 Lyndee 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.