Total births
12
Girls' name · since 1960
Lynthia
12 babies named Lynthia in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 12
- total births
- 1960–1961
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Lynthia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 12 recorded since 1960.
Lynthia has 12 recorded births among girls since 1960, 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 1960 to 1961.
- 12 total births
- 1960–1961 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
12 girls have been named Lynthia since 1960, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1961.
- 12
- total births
- 1960–1961
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Lynthia was born in this single decade.
1960
Single peak year
7 babies were named Lynthia in 1960 - its busiest year on record.
Lynthia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lynthia's full recorded timeline at 1961, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lynthia at a glance
Last recorded 1961Peak year
1960
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1960
Lynthia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1961
- Peak year (1960)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Lynthia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Lynthia's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Lynthia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lynthia? ▼
Lynthia has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1960, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1961. 7 babies were born in 1960, its single highest year.
When was Lynthia most popular? ▼
Lynthia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Lynthia been used? ▼
Records for Lynthia go back to 1960, giving 2 years of history through 1961.
What names are similar to Lynthia? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Lynthia
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1960–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lynthia: Baby Name Since 1960 - 12 Births, Peak 1960." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lynthia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lynthia 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 July 2026.