Girls' name · since 1952

Lyndora

52 babies named Lyndora in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#34,609 of 72,339
all-time among girls
52
born since 1952
1960s
peak decade

Lyndora sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 52 recorded since 1952.

Lyndora has 52 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1968.

  • #34,609 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 52 born since 1952
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyndora ranks #34,609 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1952, peaking in the 1960s.

#34,609 of 72,339
all-time among girls
52
born since 1952
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lyndora's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lyndora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lyndora's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lyndora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1968

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1965)
11
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4681012 1952195719601961196519661968 5

Lyndora by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (40 births, 77% of the file).

1960s was Lyndora's strongest decade.

40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.

Lyndora births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 40 births (77% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyndora?
Lyndora has been given to 52 babies in the U.S. since 1952, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #34,609 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1968. 11 babies were born in 1965, its single highest year.
Where does Lyndora sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyndora ranks #34,609 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lyndora most popular?
Lyndora was most popular in the 1960s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Lyndora been used?
Records for Lyndora go back to 1952, giving 17 years of history through 1968.
What names are similar to Lyndora?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lyndora: 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, 1952–1968 (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 Lyndora 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.