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Lynda

OriginSpelling variation of Linda
Meaning"pretty"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boysUnranked

Below 5 births

US rank · girls#4619

2025 SSA

About Lynda

When President LBJ's daughter Linda Bird changed the spelling of her name to Lynda, she set a trend for spelling adventurism that's still rippling through the name world today.

Lynda is also given to boys.

Pronounced LIN-duh.

As of October 2026, Lynda ranked #3931 in US births in 1973 SSA, peaked at #2337 in 1945.

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Famous Lyndas

  • Lynda Bird Johnson RobbGirl

    daughter of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson

  • Lynda LopezGirl

    American TV journalist, sister of singer Jennifer Lopez

  • Lynda Louise Day GeorgeGirl

    American actress

  • Lynda Jean BarryGirl

    American cartoonist and novelist

  • Lynda BenglisGirl

    American sculptor and painter

  • Lynda LaurenceGirl

    American singer of The Supremes

  • Lynda BoydGirl

    American actress

  • Lynda Bellingham (born Meredith Lee Hughes)Girl

    Canadian,English actress

  • Lynda Rosen ObstGirl

    American film producer

  • Lynda La PlanteGirl

    American actress and screenwriter

  • Lynda Maureen HaverstockGirl

    Canadian politician, 19th lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan

  • Lynda BaronGirl

    English actress and comedienne

Lynda in pop culture

  • Lynda Moss ("Lynda with a Y")Girl

    character on TV's "Doctor Who"

  • Lynda Van Der KlokGirl

    character in the "Halloween" movies

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