Recorded 1976–2015 Girls' name Peak 1989 1,043 births

Lyndsi — girls' name

1,043 babies named Lyndsi in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s441980s4771990s3272000s1632010s32
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Lyndsi was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

63 babies were named Lyndsi in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lyndsi

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,043 babies named Lyndsi between 1976 and 2015, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lyndsi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyndsi performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 477 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lyndsi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 73 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Lyndsi in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyndsi 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 1,043 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.

Lyndsi at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

1,043

Since 1976

40 years of records

Peak year

1989

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1976

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2015

Lyndsi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1976

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1989)
63
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
020406080 201520082003199819931988198319781976 7

Lyndsi by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
477 births that decade — 46% of Lyndsi's all-time total
1970s441980s4771990s3272000s1632010s32

Lyndsi by state

Where Lyndsi concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lyndsi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
73 7.0%
#2 California
36 3.5%
#3 Indiana
13 1.2%
#4 Ohio
10 1.0%
#5 Oklahoma
7 0.7%
#6 Illinois
6 0.6%
#7 Utah
6 0.6%
#8 Florida
5 0.5%
Texas share of Lyndsi's total US births 7.0%
Even split

73 of 1,043 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Lyndsi appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyndsi?
1,043 babies have been named Lyndsi since 1976. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1989 with 63 births.
When was Lyndsi most popular?
Lyndsi was most popular in the 1980s decade with 477 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Lyndsi most popular?
The top states for the name Lyndsi are Texas (73 births), California (36 births), Indiana (13 births).
How long has the name Lyndsi been used?
Lyndsi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 40 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Lyndsi?
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, 1976–2015 (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.