Lynda
Lynda is a spelling variation of the feminine given name Linda. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lynda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lynda is a spelling variation of the feminine given name Linda. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Lynda
The earliest SSA record of Lynda as a baby girl name dates back to 1882, when 5 babies received it. 1947 was its biggest year on record, with 4,840 newborns named Lynda — #77 in the national rankings. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Lyndas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #8,828 among baby girl names with 10 births, falling sharply (-51%). In total, more than 78K Lyndas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lynda
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Names that sound like Lynda
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About the name Lynda
Lynda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 78K births in the dataset. Lynda's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #77. Use the chart and map above to compare Lynda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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