Recorded 1979–2009 Girls' name Peak 1987 311 births

Lyndsee — girls' name

311 babies named Lyndsee in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s1011990s1202000s85
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Lyndsee was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

20 babies were named Lyndsee in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lyndsee

The Social Security Administration has registered 311 babies named Lyndsee between 1979 and 2009, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lyndsee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyndsee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lyndsee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Lyndsee in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyndsee 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 311 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.

Lyndsee at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

311

Since 1979

31 years of records

Peak year

1987

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1979

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2009

Lyndsee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1979

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1987)
20
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0510152025 20092005200119971993198919851979 5

Lyndsee by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
120 births that decade — 39% of Lyndsee's all-time total
1970s51980s1011990s1202000s85

Lyndsee by state

Where Lyndsee concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lyndsee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.9%
#2 Utah
6 1.9%
Texas share of Lyndsee's total US births 1.9%
Even split

6 of 311 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyndsee?
311 babies have been named Lyndsee since 1979. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1987 with 20 births.
When was Lyndsee most popular?
Lyndsee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Lyndsee most popular?
The top states for the name Lyndsee are Texas (6 births), Utah (6 births).
How long has the name Lyndsee been used?
Lyndsee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 31 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Lyndsee?
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.

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, 1979–2009 (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.