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Lynda

Lynda: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“pretty”
Origin
Spanish
Say it
LIN-də · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Usually a spelling variant of Linda. Linda may come from Spanish linda 'pretty' and was also reinforced in English by the Germanic element lind meaning 'soft, tender'.

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How popular is Lynda?

20243.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Lynda in 202410

Peak year1947

Total US babies since 188078,067

Lynda is fading: recent use is about 53% of its level ten years before.

Names like Lynda

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Lindapretty · Spanish
  • Lindypretty; soft; variant-based meaning · English
  • Lynlake; waterfall · English
  • Jadestone of the side · Spanish
  • Savannahtreeless plain · Spanish
  • Catalinapure · Spanish
  • Amayamother city · Spanish
  • Ximenameaning uncertain · Spanish

Lynda questions

What does the name Lynda mean?

Lynda means "pretty". It comes from Spanish. Usually a spelling variant of Linda. Linda may come from Spanish linda 'pretty' and was also reinforced in English by the Germanic element lind meaning 'soft, tender'.

Is Lynda a boy or girl name?

Lynda is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lynda?

10 US babies were named Lynda in 2024. Its peak year was 1947.

How do you pronounce Lynda?

Lynda is usually pronounced LIN-də.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.