Lynda comes from the Spanish / Germanic tradition, meaning Beautiful / soft, tender.
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How popular is Lynda?
1947peak year
Lynda has been losing ground. Once far more common, it has been declining steadily in recent years. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #5347), with about 28 babies named Lynda each year. In 1947, 4,840 babies were named Lynda (ranked #77 nationally). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 78,067.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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