Lyndee
Pretty little flower of English origin.
Name Census estimates that about 1,158 living Americans carry the first name Lyndee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lyndee today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lyndee births was 2007 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lyndee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 295,988 Americans
Peak year
2007
37 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,278
Tracked since 1949
Census
Lyndee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,051 people with the first name Lyndee, which placed it at #12,003 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,003
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,051 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
85.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lyndee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lyndee is White at 85.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (4.9%) and Two or More Races (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lyndee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lyndee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White85.3% · 897
- Hispanic or Latino4.9% · 52
- Two or more races4.2% · 44
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 27
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.2% · 23
- Black or African American0.8% · 8
Popularity
Lyndee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lyndee from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 239 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Lyndee remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lyndee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lyndee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lyndees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Texas, Utah, California recorded the most babies named Lyndee, while California, Utah, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 28 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lyndee
The name Lyndee is a relatively modern name that appears to have originated in the 20th century, likely as a variation or diminutive of the name Lynda or Linda. While its exact origins are uncertain, it is believed to be derived from the German name Linde, meaning "lime tree" or "linden tree."
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Lyndee was Lyndee Henderson, an American actress born in 1914. She had a career in Hollywood during the 1930s and 1940s, appearing in several films, including "The Merry Monahans" (1944) and "The Glass Alibi" (1946).
Another notable figure with the name Lyndee was Lyndee Brown, an American actress and model born in 1952. She is best known for her roles in television series such as "The Incredible Hulk" (1978-1982) and "Knots Landing" (1983-1984).
In the world of sports, Lyndee Belanger was a Canadian softball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She played as a pitcher for the Canadian national softball team.
Lyndee Dickson was an American artist and painter born in 1942. She was known for her landscape paintings and her works depicting scenes from the American West. Her paintings are featured in several galleries and collections across the United States.
Lyndee Kiefer was an American singer and songwriter born in 1956. She released several albums in the 1980s and 1990s, including "Lyndee Kiefer" (1981) and "Love Notes" (1986). Her music often blended elements of country and pop.
While the name Lyndee may not have a long and storied history compared to some more ancient names, it has been in use for nearly a century and has been associated with individuals from various fields, including entertainment, sports, and the arts.
People
Lyndee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lyndee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lyndee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lyndee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,158 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lyndee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 295,988 US residents.
Is Lyndee a common name?
We classify Lyndee as "Rare". It ranks above 91% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,228 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lyndee most popular?
The single biggest year for Lyndee was 2007, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lyndee is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lyndee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,051 people with the name Lyndee, or 0.35 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,003 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lyndee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lyndee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lyndee appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,055 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lyndee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lyndee is White at 85.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (4.9%) and Two or More Races (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lyndee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lyndee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.3% (897 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lyndee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lyndee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lyndee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lyndee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lyndee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lyndee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Lyndee?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Lyndee on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.