Recorded 1944–1984 Girls' name Peak 1960 287 births

Lynann — girls' name

287 babies named Lynann in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s801960s1191970s591980s18
1960s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Lynann was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

16 babies were named Lynann in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynann

The Social Security Administration has registered 287 babies named Lynann between 1944 and 1984, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynann performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lynann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynann 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 287 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.

Lynann at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

287

Since 1944

41 years of records

Peak year

1960

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1944

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1984

Lynann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1944

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1960)
16
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
05101520 19841976197019651960195519501944 5

Lynann by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
119 births that decade — 41% of Lynann's all-time total
1940s111950s801960s1191970s591980s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynann?
287 babies have been named Lynann since 1944. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1960 with 16 births.
When was Lynann most popular?
Lynann was most popular in the 1960s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Lynann been used?
Lynann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 41 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Lynann?
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.

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, 1944–1984 (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.