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Lyndi

A modern Lindy variant with several possible source names.

US rank (2025)#3,459

Meaning and history

Lyndi is a modern English spelling variant of Lindy. Lindy may be a diminutive of Linda, Lindsay, or other names beginning with Lind-, and it was also popularized by aviator Charles Lindbergh and the Lindy Hop dance. Linda has Germanic and Spanish associations, while Lindsay began as a Scottish surname, so no single meaning applies to every Lyndi. A notable bearer is Australian dietitian and author Lyndi Cohen.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 16 births, rank #7,482
2007: 43 births, rank #3,721
2008: 34 births, rank #4,448
2009: 28 births, rank #5,097
2010: 27 births, rank #5,108
20112011: 20 births, rank #6,335
2012: 23 births, rank #5,710
2013: 18 births, rank #6,729
2014: 25 births, rank #5,310
2015: 33 births, rank #4,295
20162016: 18 births, rank #6,663
2017: 22 births, rank #5,661
2018: 20 births, rank #6,010
2019: 27 births, rank #4,909
2020: 37 births, rank #3,841
20212021: 26 births, rank #4,964
2022: 45 births, rank #3,470
2023: 48 births, rank #3,329
2024: 38 births, rank #3,892
20252025: 44 births, rank #3,459

In 2025, 44 babies were recorded with the name Lyndi, ranking #3,459 among girls.