Girls' name · since 1956
Lyndie
Lyndie has 793 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,564 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 793
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lyndie is the #4564 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 793 recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Lyndie recorded 793 times among girls since 1956, holding rank #4564 nationally today, ahead of 74% 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 1956 to 2025.
- #8,791 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,564 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 793 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyndie ranks #8,791 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,564 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 793 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,564 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 793
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lyndie's 793 recorded births place it above 87.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lyndie compares
793 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Lyndie's all-time total is 111% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lyndie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 793 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lyndie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lyndie splits its recorded history at 1996: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lyndie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Lyndie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (149 births, 19% of the file).
1980s was Lyndie's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Lyndie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
106 births
- 1980s
1980s
149 births
- 1990s
1990s
123 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 149 births (19% of all-time use).
How Lyndie 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 Lyndie's total volume
Lyndie by state
Where Lyndie concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
5 of 793 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lyndie's data
- Lyndie's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (149 total births) through the 2020s (143) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lyndies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Lyndie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Lyndie 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.