US rank #4884 Girls' name Peak 2004 1,031 births

Lyna — #4884 US girls' name

1,031 babies named Lyna in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s211930s71940s551950s671960s571970s621980s1251990s1432000s2222010s1552020s97
#4884
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Lyna was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

30 babies were named Lyna in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lyna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,031 babies named Lyna between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lyna currently holds the #4884 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lyna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 222 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Lyna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 98 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lyna in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lyna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,031 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lyna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,031

Since 1911

114 years of records

Peak year

2004

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,884

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1911

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lyna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1911

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
30
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
010203040 202420132002199119801968195319281911 7

Lyna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
222 births that decade — 22% of Lyna's all-time total
1910s201920s211930s71940s551950s671960s571970s621980s1251990s1432000s2222010s1552020s97

Lyna by state

Where Lyna concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lyna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
98 9.5%
#2 Texas
11 1.1%
California share of Lyna's total US births 9.5%
Even split

98 of 1,031 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lyna?
1,031 babies have been named Lyna since 1911. It currently ranks #4884 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 30 births.
When was Lyna most popular?
Lyna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 222 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Lyna most popular?
The top states for the name Lyna are California (98 births), Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Lyna been used?
Lyna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 114 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lyna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lynn, Lynda, Lynne, Lynette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1911–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.