Is Lynda a boy or girl name?
Lynda is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 0 boys were named Lynda, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 78,067 US babies named Lynda were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,947
- Babies named Lynda since 1882
- 78,067
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 4,850 babies
Boys and girls named Lynda, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 39 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 42 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 148 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 282 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,195 | 100% |
| 1940s | 58 | 27,952 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 42 | 22,689 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 11 | 15,694 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 8 | 4,349 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,293 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,058 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 683 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 399 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 109 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,947 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,493 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,635 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,295 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,764 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,047 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,416 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,272 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,401 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,196 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,877 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,822 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,505 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,976 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,549 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,441 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,739 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,154 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,299 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,424 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,615 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,401 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,515 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,225 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,931 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,796 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,860 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,874 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,817 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,512 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,450 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,310 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,606 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,231 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 148 | #1,167 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,171 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,081 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 170 | #952 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 190 | #874 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 200 | #818 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 225 | #729 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 242 | #705 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 333 | #556 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 335 | #556 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 312 | #596 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 266 | #657 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 306 | #567 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 289 | #597 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 297 | #564 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 336 | #524 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 360 | #488 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,931 | 436 | #439 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 531 | #390 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 679 | #358 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 849 | #319 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,015 | #279 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,970 | 1,115 | #245 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,147 | #247 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 1,309 | #230 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,605 | #207 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,985 | #188 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,409 | 1,590 | #214 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,768 | #204 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 2,037 | #187 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 2,123 | #183 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,965 | 2,024 | #181 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,293 | 1,741 | #195 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,814 | #195 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,759 | #193 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,885 | #178 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,335 | 2,023 | #173 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,651 | 2,305 | #154 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 2,812 | #129 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,582 | 3,026 | #116 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,703 | 3,300 | #107 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 3,830 | #93 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,194 | 4,168 | #84 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,602 | 4,840 | #77 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,390 | 3,000 | #109 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,337 | 2,469 | #111 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 2,370 | #113 |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,666 | 2,412 | #115 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,849 | 2,107 | #132 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,794 | 1,489 | #153 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 1,267 | #165 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 764 | #220 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 540 | #272 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 300 | #371 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 203 | #447 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 110 | #619 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 77 | #766 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 68 | #811 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 58 | #929 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,035 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,448 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,207 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,154 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,754 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,501 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,558 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,906 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,574 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,707 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,899 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,043 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,123 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,669 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,156 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,618 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,848 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,788 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,728 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,790 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,703 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,308 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,257 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,006 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,185 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,862 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,714 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,332 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,175 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,378 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,062 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,380 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,230 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,104 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #988 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lynda reached #2,337 in 1945. As a girl name, it reached #77 in 1947. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lynda
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.