Recorded 1927–2006 Girls' name Peak 1948 1,103 births

Lyndia — girls' name

1,103 babies named Lyndia in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s241940s4601950s2831960s1501970s521980s671990s432000s19
1940s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Lyndia was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

79 babies were named Lyndia in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lyndia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,103 babies named Lyndia between 1927 and 2006, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lyndia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 79 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyndia performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 460 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Lyndia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 93 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Lyndia in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyndia 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 1,103 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.

Lyndia at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

1,103

Since 1927

80 years of records

Peak year

1948

79 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1927

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2006

Lyndia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1927

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1948)
79
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
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Lyndia by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
460 births that decade — 42% of Lyndia's all-time total
1920s51930s241940s4601950s2831960s1501970s521980s671990s432000s19

Lyndia by state

Where Lyndia concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lyndia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
93 8.4%
#2 Alabama
15 1.4%
#3 North Carolina
15 1.4%
#4 Florida
13 1.2%
#5 Georgia
11 1.0%
#6 California
7 0.6%
#7 Louisiana
7 0.6%
#8 Mississippi
6 0.5%
Texas share of Lyndia's total US births 8.4%
Even split

93 of 1,103 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyndia?
1,103 babies have been named Lyndia since 1927. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1948 with 79 births.
When was Lyndia most popular?
Lyndia was most popular in the 1940s decade with 460 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Lyndia most popular?
The top states for the name Lyndia are Texas (93 births), Alabama (15 births), North Carolina (15 births).
How long has the name Lyndia been used?
Lyndia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 80 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Lyndia?
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, 1927–2006 (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.