How Many People Are Named Lyndia?
An estimated 718 people in the United States have the first name Lyndia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Lyndia peaked in popularity in 1948 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lyndia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lyndia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Lyndia is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
718
About 1 in 477,374 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1948
79 births
Total Registered
1,103
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lyndia
Lyndia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,103 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lyndia as a female name
Ranked #13,116 in 2006
8 female births in 2006
Peak: 1948 (79 births)
Lyndia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lyndia span from the 1920s to the 2000s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 460 babies were registered. Lyndia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lyndia by Decade
How has Lyndia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lyndia by State
Birth registrations for Lyndia span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Alabama, North Carolina. The lowest are in Mississippi, Louisiana, California. On average, about 21 Lyndias were registered per state.
Lyndia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lyndia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lyndia
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lyndia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lyndia?
We estimate approximately 718 people named Lyndia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 477,374 Americans share this first name.
Is Lyndia a common name?
Lyndia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,103 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lyndia most popular?
Lyndia reached peak popularity in 1948, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lyndia is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lyndia a female name?
Lyndia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lyndia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lyndia Smith, Lyndia Johnson, Lyndia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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