Lyndi
Lyndi is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lyndi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lyndi is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Lyndi
American parents first put Lyndi on the record books as a baby girl name in 1954, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 66 Lyndis were born — ranking #1,943 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 26% of all recorded Lyndis. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,525 among baby girl names with 44 births, rising sharply (+65% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Lyndis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Lyndi
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Names that sound like Lyndi
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About the name Lyndi
Lyndi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Lyndi's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #1,770. Use the chart and map above to compare Lyndi'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.