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
- Peak · girls
- 1951 · 2,221 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 61,957since 1907
Lynne over time
Rank among girls' names. Lynne has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | — | |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | — | |
| 2023 | #8,486 | 12 | — | |
| 2022 | #8,542 | 12 | — | |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | — | |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | — | |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 | — | |
| 2018 | #8,146 | 13 | — | |
| 2017 | #8,299 | 13 | — | |
| 2016 | #7,602 | 15 | — | |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | — | |
| 2014 | #11,931 | 8 | — | |
| 2013 | #9,036 | 12 | — | |
| 2012 | #7,144 | 17 | — | |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | — | |
| 2010 | #8,271 | 14 | — | |
| 2009 | #6,811 | 19 | — | |
| 2008 | #5,574 | 25 | — | |
| 2007 | #10,129 | 11 | — | |
| 2006 | #6,840 | 18 | — | |
| 2005 | #7,891 | 14 | — | |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,804 | 26 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,621 | 26 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,703 | 35 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,291 | 28 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,188 | 40 | — | |
| 1998 | #4,142 | 27 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,239 | 25 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,361 | 34 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,735 | 44 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,877 | 41 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,825 | 42 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,351 | 55 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,877 | 75 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,796 | 80 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,600 | 87 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,376 | 103 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,257 | 112 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,215 | 114 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,193 | 118 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,059 | 132 | — | |
| 1983 | #902 | 167 | — | |
| 1982 | #900 | 168 | — | |
| 1981 | #875 | 175 | — | |
| 1980 | #778 | 212 | — | |
| 1979 | #778 | 205 | — | |
| 1978 | #714 | 221 | — | |
| 1977 | #692 | 226 | — | |
| 1976 | #714 | 205 | — | |
| 1975 | #684 | 219 | — | |
| 1974 | #573 | 279 | — | |
| 1973 | #496 | 351 | — | |
| 1972 | #445 | 424 | — | |
| 1971 | #395 | 549 | — | |
| 1970 | #368 | 662 | — | |
| 1969 | #317 | 811 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #282 | 945 | #3,365 | 7 |
| 1967 | #256 | 1,068 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #246 | 1,172 | #2,627 | 10 |
| 1965 | #219 | 1,501 | #2,476 | 11 |
| 1964 | #193 | 1,893 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1963 | #174 | 2,201 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #164 | 2,458 | #3,041 | 8 |
| 1961 | #170 | 2,400 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #164 | 2,458 | #2,315 | 13 |
| 1959 | #172 | 2,234 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1958 | #176 | 2,135 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1957 | #160 | 2,373 | #2,494 | 11 |
| 1956 | #156 | 2,369 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #155 | 2,349 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | #157 | 2,267 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #159 | 2,041 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #150 | 2,265 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1951 | #144 | 2,221 | #1,774 | 18 |
| 1950 | #152 | 1,940 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #159 | 1,836 | #1,872 | 16 |
| 1948 | #166 | 1,682 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #149 | 1,971 | #2,076 | 14 |
| 1946 | #153 | 1,764 | #1,813 | 16 |
| 1945 | #153 | 1,524 | #1,581 | 18 |
| 1944 | #174 | 1,226 | #1,525 | 20 |
| 1943 | #178 | 1,311 | #1,699 | 18 |
| 1942 | #180 | 1,235 | #1,867 | 15 |
| 1941 | #200 | 944 | #1,485 | 21 |
| 1940 | #226 | 742 | #1,894 | 14 |
| 1939 | #236 | 688 | #2,609 | 8 |
| 1938 | #258 | 598 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #309 | 403 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1936 | #375 | 286 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #482 | 171 | — | |
| 1934 | #510 | 159 | — | |
| 1933 | #683 | 90 | — | |
| 1932 | #846 | 67 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #931 | 55 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #1,274 | 35 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,598 | 24 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,680 | 24 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #1,331 | 36 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,357 | 34 | #2,904 | 9 |
| 1925 | #1,324 | 36 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #1,612 | 28 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,350 | 34 | #3,175 | 8 |
| 1922 | #1,957 | 20 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1921 | #2,048 | 19 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1920 | #1,407 | 32 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,527 | 27 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #1,497 | 28 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,507 | 25 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,689 | 21 | #3,516 | 6 |
| 1915 | #1,672 | 20 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,480 | 19 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,512 | 8 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1959
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Massachusetts#60 · 1 in 246
- Rhode Island#63 · 1 in 251
- Hawaii#74 · 1 in 289
- New Hampshire#94 · 1 in 345
- Connecticut#102 · 1 in 461
Best ever in a state: #31 in Hawaii, 1953.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #60 | 217 | 1 in 246 |
| Rhode Island | #63 | 33 | 1 in 251 |
| Hawaii | #74 | 21 | 1 in 289 |
| New Hampshire | #94 | 16 | 1 in 345 |
| Connecticut | #102 | 53 | 1 in 461 |
| Maine | #116 | 22 | 1 in 449 |
| Pennsylvania | #122 | 207 | 1 in 552 |
| Vermont | #135 | 6 | 1 in 599 |
| Michigan | #136 | 143 | 1 in 630 |
| Nebraska | #139 | 24 | 1 in 611 |
| New Jersey | #146 | 79 | 1 in 724 |
| New York | #146 | 243 | 1 in 693 |
| Washington | #150 | 43 | 1 in 664 |
| Ohio | #151 | 148 | 1 in 716 |
| Iowa | #161 | 40 | 1 in 716 |
| Minnesota | #166 | 47 | 1 in 844 |
| North Dakota | #166 | 10 | 1 in 694 |
| Wisconsin | #166 | 49 | 1 in 907 |
| Delaware | #170 | 6 | 1 in 770 |
| Illinois | #170 | 121 | 1 in 896 |
| Utah | #172 | 15 | 1 in 687 |
| California | #176 | 197 | 1 in 844 |
| Virginia | #182 | 40 | 1 in 1,015 |
| Colorado | #185 | 23 | 1 in 822 |
| Indiana | #185 | 47 | 1 in 1,065 |
| Oregon | #186 | 18 | 1 in 848 |
| Missouri | #199 | 39 | 1 in 1,153 |
| Idaho | #206 | 7 | 1 in 907 |
| Maryland | #212 | 23 | 1 in 1,326 |
| District of Columbia | #219 | 11 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Montana | #234 | 6 | 1 in 1,132 |
| Arizona | #239 | 13 | 1 in 1,107 |
| Louisiana | #239 | 29 | 1 in 1,367 |
| Florida | #241 | 33 | 1 in 1,479 |
| Georgia | #264 | 27 | 1 in 1,657 |
| North Carolina | #279 | 26 | 1 in 1,888 |
| South Carolina | #290 | 15 | 1 in 1,773 |
| Arkansas | #302 | 9 | 1 in 1,978 |
| Kentucky | #307 | 13 | 1 in 2,537 |
| Kansas | #321 | 9 | 1 in 2,418 |
| Alabama | #329 | 15 | 1 in 2,360 |
| Oklahoma | #330 | 9 | 1 in 2,370 |
| New Mexico | #346 | 6 | 1 in 2,001 |
| Mississippi | #363 | 10 | 1 in 2,596 |
| Tennessee | #365 | 11 | 1 in 3,326 |
| West Virginia | #395 | 5 | 1 in 3,664 |
| Texas | #406 | 39 | 1 in 2,917 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1907
- Peaked 1951 at #144 (2,221 births)
- Births halved by 1967, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1931–1983
- 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
- 35.8% of all girls named Lynne (22,194) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 26 | #1,439 (1908) | #1,474 |
| 1910s | 172 | #1,480 (1914) | #1,757 |
| 1920s | 287 | #1,324 (1925) | #1,566 |
| 1930s | 2,552 | #236 (1939) | #590 |
| 1940s | 14,235 | #149 (1947) | #174 |
| 1950s | 22,194 | #144 (1951) | #158 |
| 1960s | 16,907 | #164 (1960) | #219 |
| 1970s | 3,341 | #368 (1970) | #586 |
| 1980s | 1,388 | #778 (1980) | #1,116 |
| 1990s | 463 | #1,796 (1990) | #2,939 |
| 2000s | 219 | #3,703 (2001) | #6,143 |
| 2010s | 123 | #7,144 (2012) | #9,036 |
| 2020s | 50 | #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 1959
Top girls' names in 1959
Top boys' names in 1959
More about 1959
girls
2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 906 of them was named Lynne, which outranked 97.6% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 213,452 of them was named Lynne, which outranked 41.8% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,530Zan11
- #2,530Zenon11
- #2,530Zvi11
- #2,663Lynne10
- #2,663Alfonse10
- #2,663Alois10
- #2,663Alpha10
- #2,821Abie9
- #2,821Adron9
- #2,821Ahmed9
Tied with 157 names at #2,663; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.