Lyndi
Lyndi was the 3499th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1789th; the most babies were born in 1989 (66). Over the last ten years it has moved up 861 places. More babies were named Lyndi in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,499 girls, up 385 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198966 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,961babies recorded
Lyndi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,499 | 44 |
| 2020 | #3,884 | 37 |
| 2010 | #5,192 | 27 |
| 2000 | #5,844 | 19 |
| 1990 | #2,876 | 40 |
| 1980 | #1,820 | 60 |
| 1970 | #4,946 | 11 |
| 1960 | #4,337 | 10 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lyndi, counting every spelling?
Lyndi is a spelling of Lindy, a name family that ranked #886 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,499 for Lyndi on its own. Together these spellings went to 288 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindy | 131 | #1,604 | 512 |
| Lyndi | 44 | #3,499 | 201 |
| Lyndy | 27 | #4,943 | 140 |
| Lyndie | 30 | #4,620 | 121 |
| Lyndee | 25 | #5,175 | 117 |
| Lindie | 11 | #9,220 | 44 |
| Lindi | 6 | #14,214 | 39 |
| Lindee | 6 | #14,213 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lyndi?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lyndi (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lyndi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lyndi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lyndi?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Lyndi are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 17 and 44. That makes Lyndi mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lyndi by state
How common Lyndi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lyndi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lyndi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lyndi
How popular is the name Lyndi?
Lyndi was the 3499th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1789th; the most babies were born in 1989 (66). Over the last ten years it has moved up 861 places. More babies were named Lyndi in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Lyndi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lyndi in the US.
Where is Lyndi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lyndi was most common in Oklahoma (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Texas.