Girls' name · since 1945
Lynae
1,287 babies named Lynae in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,161 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,287
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lynae is the #15161 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,287 recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Lynae recorded 1,287 times among girls since 1945, holding rank #15161 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2025.
- #6,332 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,161 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,287 born since 1945
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynae ranks #6,332 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,161 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,287 born since 1945, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,332 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,161 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,287
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lynae's 1,287 recorded births place it above 91.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lynae compares
1,287 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lynae's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lynae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,287 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lynae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lynae's full recorded timeline at 1988, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1950, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lynae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Lynae by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (225 births, 17% of the file).
1980s was Lynae's strongest decade.
225 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Lynae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 70
1950s
70 births
- 1960s
1960s
184 births
- 1970s
1970s
160 births
- 1980s
1980s
225 births
- 1990s
1990s
204 births
- 2000s
2000s
224 births
- 2010s
2010s
158 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 225 births (17% of all-time use).
How Lynae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lynae's total volume
Lynae by state
Where Lynae concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 38 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 24 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
38 of 1,287 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lynae's data
- Lynae's decade-level peak was the 1980s (225 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lynaes (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Lynae
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lynae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~80 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1945–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lynae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.