Lynda
#4,546 for girls in 2025, 30 births · Last seen for boys in 1973 at #3,694
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1947 · 4,840 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 3 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 77,979since 1882
Lynda over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,546 | 30 | — | |
| 2024 | #9,556 | 10 | — | |
| 2023 | #7,247 | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | #4,582 | 30 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,245 | 33 | — | |
| 2020 | #5,667 | 21 | — | |
| 2019 | #4,006 | 36 | — | |
| 2018 | #4,357 | 32 | — | |
| 2017 | #4,147 | 35 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,345 | 33 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,144 | 35 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,843 | 60 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,778 | 40 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,464 | 46 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,916 | 38 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,516 | 45 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,409 | 48 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,718 | 67 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,125 | 55 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,287 | 83 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,407 | 73 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,589 | 64 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,393 | 69 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,497 | 63 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,211 | 73 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,923 | 88 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,786 | 89 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,845 | 83 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,864 | 79 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,806 | 81 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,508 | 104 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,444 | 110 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,308 | 129 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,600 | 96 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,229 | 139 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,163 | 148 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,168 | 140 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,077 | 146 | — | |
| 1987 | #950 | 170 | — | |
| 1986 | #873 | 190 | — | |
| 1985 | #816 | 200 | — | |
| 1984 | #728 | 225 | — | |
| 1983 | #705 | 242 | — | |
| 1982 | #556 | 333 | — | |
| 1981 | #556 | 335 | — | |
| 1980 | #594 | 312 | — | |
| 1979 | #655 | 266 | — | |
| 1978 | #567 | 306 | — | |
| 1977 | #596 | 289 | — | |
| 1976 | #564 | 297 | — | |
| 1975 | #523 | 336 | — | |
| 1974 | #488 | 360 | — | |
| 1973 | #439 | 436 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #390 | 531 | — | |
| 1971 | #358 | 679 | — | |
| 1970 | #319 | 849 | — | |
| 1969 | #278 | 1,015 | — | |
| 1968 | #245 | 1,115 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #247 | 1,147 | — | |
| 1966 | #229 | 1,309 | — | |
| 1965 | #207 | 1,605 | — | |
| 1964 | #188 | 1,985 | — | |
| 1963 | #214 | 1,590 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #204 | 1,768 | — | |
| 1961 | #187 | 2,038 | — | |
| 1960 | #183 | 2,122 | — | |
| 1959 | #181 | 2,024 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #195 | 1,741 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #195 | 1,814 | — | |
| 1956 | #193 | 1,759 | — | |
| 1955 | #178 | 1,885 | — | |
| 1954 | #173 | 2,023 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #153 | 2,305 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #129 | 2,812 | — | |
| 1951 | #116 | 3,026 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #107 | 3,300 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #93 | 3,830 | — | |
| 1948 | #84 | 4,167 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #77 | 4,840 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #109 | 3,000 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #111 | 2,469 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1944 | #113 | 2,370 | — | |
| 1943 | #115 | 2,413 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1942 | #132 | 2,107 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #153 | 1,489 | #2,656 | 8 |
| 1940 | #165 | 1,267 | — | |
| 1939 | #219 | 764 | — | |
| 1938 | #272 | 540 | — | |
| 1937 | #371 | 300 | — | |
| 1936 | #446 | 203 | — | |
| 1935 | #618 | 110 | — | |
| 1934 | #764 | 77 | — | |
| 1933 | #808 | 68 | — | |
| 1932 | #923 | 58 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,028 | 46 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,434 | 29 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,195 | 39 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,147 | 44 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,728 | 24 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,483 | 30 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,535 | 29 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,872 | 22 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,556 | 28 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,682 | 25 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,867 | 22 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,015 | 19 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 17 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,645 | 24 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,100 | 16 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,581 | 23 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,800 | 18 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,740 | 15 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,719 | 11 | — | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,219 | 12 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,142 | 12 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | — | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | #1,263 | 8 | — | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | #1,023 | 9 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | — | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Lynda! It came in at #908, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1887, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Lynda is popular in 1990
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Georgia#543 · 1 in 4,267
- North Carolina#756 · 1 in 6,811
- Washington#773 · 1 in 6,181
- Illinois#942 · 1 in 8,723
- Ohio#1,007 · 1 in 11,816
Best ever in a state: #21 in Utah, 1947.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #543 | 10 | 1 in 4,267 |
| North Carolina | #756 | 6 | 1 in 6,811 |
| Washington | #773 | 5 | 1 in 6,181 |
| Illinois | #942 | 9 | 1 in 8,723 |
| Ohio | #1,007 | 6 | 1 in 11,816 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,042 | 6 | 1 in 12,100 |
| New York | #1,113 | 11 | 1 in 11,096 |
| California | #1,138 | 24 | 1 in 10,935 |
| Florida | #1,142 | 7 | 1 in 11,304 |
| Texas | #1,331 | 10 | 1 in 13,758 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lynda
- 5,010 spots since 2024 (#9,556 → #4,546)
- 1,121 spots since 2020 (#5,667 → #4,546)
- 402 spots since 2015 (#4,144 → #4,546)
- Biggest jump: 172 spots in 1936 (#618 → #446)
- Biggest drop: 149 spots in 1983 (#556 → #705)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1947 at #77 (4,840 births)
- Births halved by 1953, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 3 yrs · run 1947–1949
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1932–1987
- Highest: 1 in 366 girls born in 1947 were named Lynda (0.27%)
- Latest: 1 in 53,576 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 35.8% of all girls named Lynda (27,952) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 16 | #908 (1882) | #1,023 |
| 1890s | 39 | #1,023 (1893) | #1,197 |
| 1900s | 42 | #1,142 (1907) | #1,508 |
| 1910s | 148 | #1,581 (1916) | #1,892 |
| 1920s | 282 | #1,147 (1928) | #1,608 |
| 1930s | 2,195 | #219 (1939) | #688 |
| 1940s | 27,952 | #77 (1947) | #115 |
| 1950s | 22,689 | #107 (1950) | #162 |
| 1960s | 15,694 | #183 (1960) | #218 |
| 1970s | 4,349 | #319 (1970) | #490 |
| 1980s | 2,293 | #556 (1981) | #802 |
| 1990s | 1,058 | #1,163 (1990) | #1,555 |
| 2000s | 683 | #1,923 (2000) | #2,556 |
| 2010s | 400 | #2,843 (2014) | #3,852 |
| 2020s | 139 | #4,245 (2021) | #5,974 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lynda in 1990
Top girls' names in 1990
More about 1990
girls
1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 12,828 of them was named Lynda, which outranked 92.4% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,154Marianna149
- #1,154Shelbie149
- #1,154Stephenie149
- #1,163Lynda148
- #1,163Breonna148
- #1,163Cali148
- #1,163Eliana148
- #1,168Davina147
- #1,168Halie147
- #1,168Jeanine147
Tied with 4 names at #1,163; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.