US rank #3899 Girls' name Peak 1989 1,917 births

Lyndi — #3899 US girls' name

1,917 babies named Lyndi in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s281960s791970s2571980s5241990s3212000s2812010s2332020s194
#3899
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Lyndi was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

66 babies were named Lyndi in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lyndi

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,917 babies named Lyndi between 1954 and 2024, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lyndi currently holds the #3899 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyndi performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 524 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lyndi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 123 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Lyndi in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyndi 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 1,917 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.

Lyndi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,917

Since 1954

71 years of records

Peak year

1989

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#3,899

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1954

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lyndi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1954

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1989)
66
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
020406080 202420152006199719881979197019601954 8

Lyndi by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
524 births that decade — 27% of Lyndi's all-time total
1950s281960s791970s2571980s5241990s3212000s2812010s2332020s194

Lyndi by state

Where Lyndi concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lyndi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
123 6.4%
#2 Ohio
26 1.4%
#3 California
24 1.3%
#4 Oklahoma
15 0.8%
#5 Utah
14 0.7%
#6 Illinois
11 0.6%
#7 Colorado
5 0.3%
#8 Indiana
5 0.3%
Texas share of Lyndi's total US births 6.4%
Even split

123 of 1,917 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Lyndi appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyndi?
1,917 babies have been named Lyndi since 1954. It currently ranks #3899 among girls. The peak year was 1989 with 66 births.
When was Lyndi most popular?
Lyndi was most popular in the 1980s decade with 524 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Lyndi most popular?
The top states for the name Lyndi are Texas (123 births), Ohio (26 births), California (24 births).
How long has the name Lyndi been used?
Lyndi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 71 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lyndi?
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.

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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, 1954–2024 (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.