Lynda
Girl name · #4551 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 30 baby girls were named Lynda, placing it at #4551 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #4144, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 60,000 girls born in 2025 was named Lynda.
The 143-year story
Lynda first appears in the Social Security records in 1882, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1947, when 4,840 girls were named Lynda — good for #77 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Lynda per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lynda in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Lynda is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Lynda will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Lynda is most common
State-level data for Lynda is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Lynda
Statistically, parents drawn to Lynda tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lucinda, Brenda, Debra, Lorna, and Yolanda.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lynda | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #4546 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9556 |
| 2023 | 15 | #7247 |
| 2022 | 30 | #4582 |
| 2021 | 33 | #4245 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5667 |
| 2019 | 36 | #4006 |
| 2018 | 32 | #4357 |
| 2017 | 35 | #4147 |
| 2016 | 33 | #4345 |
| 2015 | 35 | #4144 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2843 |
| 2013 | 40 | #3778 |
| 2012 | 46 | #3464 |
| 2011 | 38 | #3916 |
| 2010 | 45 | #3516 |
| 2009 | 48 | #3409 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2718 |
| 2007 | 55 | #3125 |
| 2006 | 83 | #2287 |
| 2005 | 73 | #2407 |
| 2004 | 64 | #2589 |
| 2003 | 69 | #2393 |
| 2002 | 63 | #2497 |
| 2001 | 73 | #2211 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lynda a popular girl name?
Lynda ranked #4551 among girls in 2025 with 30 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4144.
When was the name Lynda most popular?
Lynda peaked in 1947, when 4,840 American girls received the name (ranked #77 that year). Since 1947 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Lynda?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 60,000 newborn American girls was named Lynda. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.