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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Lynne has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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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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 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Massachusetts#203 · 1 in 1,216
- Hawaii#270 · 1 in 972
- Iowa#303 · 1 in 2,157
- Washington#498 · 1 in 3,451
- Ohio#519 · 1 in 5,161
Best ever in a state: #31 in Hawaii, 1953.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #203 | 26 | 1 in 1,216 |
| Hawaii | #270 | 5 | 1 in 972 |
| Iowa | #303 | 9 | 1 in 2,157 |
| Washington | #498 | 8 | 1 in 3,451 |
| Ohio | #519 | 14 | 1 in 5,161 |
| New Jersey | #580 | 8 | 1 in 4,658 |
| New York | #605 | 21 | 1 in 4,825 |
| Michigan | #629 | 9 | 1 in 6,517 |
| Pennsylvania | #759 | 8 | 1 in 8,668 |
| California | #1,410 | 11 | 1 in 16,481 |
| Texas | #1,770 | 5 | 1 in 24,747 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1981
girls
#875
175 births · 1 in 9,532 girls
Top girls' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 9,532 of them was named Lynne, which outranked 92.8% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).