Girls' name · since 1948
Lynea
Lynea has 388 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,765 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 388
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lynea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 388 have been recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Lynea recorded 388 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2024.
- #13,765 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 388 born since 1948
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynea ranks #13,765 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 388 born since 1948, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,765 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 388
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lynea's 388 recorded births place it above 80.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lynea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lynea's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lynea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2024
- Peak year (1988)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Lynea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (96 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Lynea's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Lynea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
40 births
- 1970s
1970s
74 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
96 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 96 births (25% of all-time use).
Lynea by state
Where Lynea concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 388 births nationwide.
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- Lynea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lyneas (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lynea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1948–2024 (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 Lynea 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.