US rank #15527 Girls' name Peak 1988 388 births

Lynea — #15527 US girls' name

388 babies named Lynea in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s131960s401970s741980s691990s962000s562010s232020s5
#15527
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Lynea was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

16 babies were named Lynea in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynea

The Social Security Administration has registered 388 babies named Lynea between 1948 and 2024, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynea currently holds the #15527 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynea performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Lynea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lynea in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynea 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 388 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.

Lynea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

388

Since 1948

77 years of records

Peak year

1988

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,527

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1948

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lynea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1948

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
16
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
05101520 20242006199719901980197219641948 6

Lynea by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
96 births that decade — 25% of Lynea's all-time total
1940s121950s131960s401970s741980s691990s962000s562010s232020s5

Lynea by state

Where Lynea concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lynea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.3%
California share of Lynea's total US births 1.3%

5 of 388 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynea?
388 babies have been named Lynea since 1948. It currently ranks #15527 among girls. The peak year was 1988 with 16 births.
When was Lynea most popular?
Lynea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Lynea most popular?
The top states for the name Lynea are California (5 births).
How long has the name Lynea been used?
Lynea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 77 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lynea?
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, 1948–2024 (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.