Given name & surname
Lynde
“one who is soft and beauti-”
Lynde is a variant of Linda. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is soft and beauti-.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lynde is a variant of Linda. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is soft and beauti-.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lynde is a variant of Linda. A possible origin is Spanish, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Lynde is a variant of Linda. The history of Linda gives this family its wider story. Linda was in use during the 19th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lynde through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 432
- 0 boys · 432 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 516 as a first name in 2020; 1,033 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lynde
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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1% boys · 99% girls
Lesley
“garden of hollies”
2% boys · 98% girls
Lindsey
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2% boys · 98% girls
Lyndi
“one who is soft and beauti-”
>99% girls
Lynelle
“a man of the lake”
>99% girls
Brie
“from the high hill; one who ascends”
>99% girls
Lani
“from the sky; one who is heavenly” · “a servant”
1% boys · 99% girls