Masterpiece Generator Name Generator
How popular is the name Lynda?
Births per year, rank history and how many Lyndas are alive today.
Lynda (female), a spelling of Linda, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2020 (ranked 4535th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1954, when around 910 babies were given the name, the 49th most popular that year. At least 20,000 babies have been named Lynda in England and Wales since 1944. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Across all spellings of the name, the Linda you are most likely to meet is around 72 years old. Half of all Lindas born in England and Wales are between 65 and 75, and there are at least 170,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 42% chance that at least one of them will be called Linda.
How many babies are named Lynda each year?
Includes all spellings: Lynda, Linda. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Lynda spelling rank?
Where does the Linda spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Lynda most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Linda, peaked in 1954, when around 12,400 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Lynda spelling itself peaked in 1954, with around 910 babies.
How many people are called Lynda?
At least 170,000 people named Lynda in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Lynda?
Most living Lyndas are between 65 and 75; the most common age is about 72.
Is Lynda becoming more or less popular?
It has faded from the rankings.