Lynne

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · Last seen for boys in 1969 at #3,314
Given to girls 99.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1951 · 2,221 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
61,957
since 1907

Lynne over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lynne has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #144, 1951girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#13,2086—
2024#13,4776—
2023#8,48612—
2022#8,54212—
2021#13,4646—
2020#11,0908—
2019#8,59712—
2018#8,14613—
2017#8,29913—
2016#7,60215—
2015#10,14810—
2014#11,9318—
2013#9,03612—
2012#7,14417—
2011#11,1819—
2010#8,27114—
2009#6,81119—
2008#5,57425—
2007#10,12911—
2006#6,84018—
2005#7,89114—
2004#6,76817—
2003#4,80426—
2002#4,62126—
2001#3,70335—
2000#4,29128—
1999#3,18840—
1998#4,14227—
1997#4,23925—
1996#3,36134—
1995#2,73544—
1994#2,87741—
1993#2,82542—
1992#2,35155—
1991#1,87775—
1990#1,79680—
1989#1,60087—
1988#1,376103—
1987#1,257112—
1986#1,215114—
1985#1,193118—
1984#1,059132—
1983#902167—
1982#900168—
1981#875175—
1980#778212—
1979#778205—
1978#714221—
1977#692226—
1976#714205—
1975#684219—
1974#573279—
1973#496351—
1972#445424—
1971#395549—
1970#368662—
1969#317811#3,3148
1968#282945#3,3657
1967#2561,068#3,9665
1966#2461,172#2,62710
1965#2191,501#2,47611
1964#1931,893#2,40912
1963#1742,201#3,6466
1962#1642,458#3,0418
1961#1702,400#4,0655
1960#1642,458#2,31513
1959#1722,234#2,66310
1958#1762,135#2,8189
1957#1602,373#2,49411
1956#1562,369#2,7989
1955#1552,349#2,9648
1954#1572,267#2,7439
1953#1592,041#3,1437
1952#1502,265#3,0957
1951#1442,221#1,77418
1950#1521,940#2,5809
1949#1591,836#1,87216
1948#1661,682#2,44310
1947#1491,971#2,07614
1946#1531,764#1,81316
1945#1531,524#1,58118
1944#1741,226#1,52520
1943#1781,311#1,69918
1942#1801,235#1,86715
1941#200944#1,48521
1940#226742#1,89414
1939#236688#2,6098
1938#258598#2,4799
1937#309403#1,99213
1936#375286#3,1476
1935#482171—
1934#510159—
1933#68390—
1932#84667#2,46510
1931#93155#3,7635
1930#1,27435—
1929#1,59824—
1928#1,68024#3,6976
1927#1,33136—
1926#1,35734#2,9049
1925#1,32436#4,1975
1924#1,61228—
1923#1,35034#3,1758
1922#1,95720#3,8726
1921#2,04819#4,3225
1920#1,40732—
1919#1,52727#3,1158
1918#1,49728—
1917#1,50725—
1916#1,68921#3,5166
1915#1,67220—
1914#1,48019#3,2645
1913#1,88311—
1912#1,9819#2,5445
1911#2,1916—
1910#2,1406—
1909#1,4719—
1908#1,4399—
1907#1,5128—
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First appearance
1907

The first year at least five girls were named Lynne! It came in at #1,512, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1907–1912, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.

Where Lynne is popular in 1942

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedAKMaine: #209 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,428 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedNHWashington: #96 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 464 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedIDMontana: #137 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 620 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #181 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsNDMinnesota: #127 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 846 girlsMNIllinois: #102 for girls · 131 births · 1 in 538 girlsILWisconsin: #110 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 689 girlsWIMichigan: #134 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 845 girlsMINew York: #128 for girls · 177 births · 1 in 639 girlsNYMassachusetts: #148 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,082 girlsMARhode Island: #102 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 446 girlsRIOregon: #111 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 533 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedSDIowa: #137 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 918 girlsIAIndiana: #184 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,390 girlsINOhio: #146 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 890 girlsOHPennsylvania: #140 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 826 girlsPANew Jersey: #107 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 503 girlsNJConnecticut: #113 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 602 girlsCTCalifornia: #106 for girls · 146 births · 1 in 473 girlsCAUtah: #66 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 274 girlsUTColorado: #187 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 991 girlsCONebraska: #196 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,410 girlsNEMissouri: #274 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,489 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedWVVirginia: #325 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,244 girlsVAMaryland: #178 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,106 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedDEArizona: #239 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,169 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedNMKansas: #241 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,745 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #147 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 782 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #271 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,459 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedMSAlabama: #451 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,513 girlsALGeorgia: #438 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,025 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lynne, so not publishedHITexas: #479 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,187 girlsTXFlorida: #299 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,977 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#66 · 1 in 274
  2. Washington#96 · 1 in 464
  3. Rhode Island#102 · 1 in 446
  4. Illinois#102 · 1 in 538
  5. California#106 · 1 in 473

Best ever in a state: #31 in Hawaii, 1953.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#66221 in 274
Washington#96351 in 464
Illinois#1021311 in 538
Rhode Island#102131 in 446
California#1061461 in 473
New Jersey#107711 in 503
Wisconsin#110411 in 689
Oregon#111171 in 533
Connecticut#113261 in 602
Minnesota#127301 in 846
New York#1281771 in 639
Michigan#134661 in 845
Iowa#137231 in 918
Montana#13771 in 620
Pennsylvania#1401091 in 826
Ohio#146741 in 890
District of Columbia#147111 in 782
Massachusetts#148351 in 1,082
Maryland#178161 in 1,106
North Dakota#18151 in 1,071
Indiana#184231 in 1,390
Colorado#187101 in 991
Nebraska#19671 in 1,410
Maine#20951 in 1,428
Arizona#23951 in 1,169
Kansas#24181 in 1,745
Louisiana#271181 in 1,459
Missouri#274131 in 2,489
Florida#29991 in 1,977
Virginia#32591 in 3,244
Georgia#43871 in 5,025
Alabama#45161 in 5,513
Texas#479161 in 4,187
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lynne
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 269 spots since 2024 (#13,477 → #13,208)
  • 2,118 spots since 2020 (#11,090 → #13,208)
  • 3,060 spots since 2015 (#10,148 → #13,208)
  • Biggest jump: 343 spots in 1931 (#1,274 → #931)
  • Biggest drop: 157 spots in 1984 (#902 → #1,059)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1907
  • Peaked 1951 at #144 (2,221 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 53 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1931–1983
Share of babies · girls
1 in 800
  • Highest: 1 in 800 girls born in 1962 were named Lynne (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 267,878 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #144 in 1951, was only 1 in 811 (0.12%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 35.8% of all girls named Lynne (22,194) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s26#1,439 (1908)#1,474
1910s172#1,480 (1914)#1,757
1920s287#1,324 (1925)#1,566
1930s2,552#236 (1939)#590
1940s14,235#149 (1947)#174
1950s22,194#144 (1951)#158
1960s16,907#164 (1960)#219
1970s3,341#368 (1970)#586
1980s1,388#778 (1980)#1,116
1990s463#1,796 (1990)#2,939
2000s219#3,703 (2001)#6,143
2010s123#7,144 (2012)#9,036
2020s50#8,486 (2023)#11,378

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lynne in 1942

girls
#180
1,235 births · 1 in 1,094 girls
boys
#1,867
15 births · 1 in 92,077 boys

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #180Lynne1,235

Top boys' names in 1942

  1. #1James77,182
  2. #2Robert71,845
  3. #3John66,043
  4. #4William54,890
  5. #5Richard43,593
  6. #6David35,905
  7. #7Charles35,854
  8. #8Thomas31,100
  9. #9Ronald27,138
  10. #10Donald23,955
  11. #1,867Lynne15
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 1,094 of them was named Lynne, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lynne
  1. #177Madeline1,254
  2. #177Veronica1,254
  3. #179Rosemarie1,240
  4. #180Lynne1,235
  5. #181Jackie1,223
  6. #182Marianne1,219
  7. #183Nellie1,207
Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,567Michal#4,420 → #853
  2. ↑ 1,885Merrily#2,397 → #512
  3. ↑ 1,081Merrilee#1,954 → #873
  4. ↑ 783Jerrilyn#1,610 → #827
  5. ↑ 760Candace#1,418 → #658
Fallers
  1. ↓ 354Rebekah#924 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 350Leatha#830 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 307Nella#993 → #1,300
  4. ↓ 272Arla#934 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 262Vivien#735 → #997

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 92,077 of them was named Lynne, which outranked 53.8% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lynne
  1. #1,799Washington16
  2. #1,799West16
  3. #1,799Williard16
  4. #1,867Lynne15
  5. #1,867Alvino15
  6. #1,867Antony15
  7. #1,867Ardis15
  8. #1,946Adron14
  9. #1,946Alf14
  10. #1,946Alferd14

Tied with 78 names at #1,867; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,993Macarthur#3,505 → #512
  2. ↑ 1,546Mcarthur#1,903 → #357
  3. ↑ 655Collin#1,588 → #933
  4. ↑ 514Delmas#1,254 → #740
  5. ↑ 390Colin#713 → #323
Fallers
  1. ↓ 525Otho#971 → #1,496
  2. ↓ 440Florian#918 → #1,358
  3. ↓ 421Martha#960 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 407Watson#951 → #1,358
  5. ↓ 371Gaylen#987 → #1,358

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1942 →