Girls' name · since 1976
Lyndsi
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.
- #7,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,043
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lyndsi sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,043 recorded since 1976.
Lyndsi has 1,043 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2015.
- #7,293 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,043 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyndsi ranks #7,293 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,043 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,043
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lyndsi's 1,043 recorded births place it above 89.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Lyndsi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lyndsi splits its recorded history at 1995: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2014 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lyndsi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2015
- Peak year (1989)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Lyndsi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (477 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Lyndsi's strongest decade.
477 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Lyndsi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s
1980s
477 births
- 1990s
1990s
327 births
- 2000s 163
2000s
163 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 477 births (46% of all-time use).
How Lyndsi 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 Lyndsi's total volume
Lyndsi by state
Where Lyndsi concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| 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% |
73 of 1,043 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Lyndsi appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Lyndsi's decade-level peak was the 1980s (477 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lyndsis (73 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lyndsi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1976–2015 (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 Lyndsi 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.