Recorded 1956–1999 Girls' name Peak 1963 301 births

Lynee — girls' name

301 babies named Lynee in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s321960s981970s741980s541990s43
1960s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Lynee was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

14 babies were named Lynee in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynee

The Social Security Administration has registered 301 babies named Lynee between 1956 and 1999, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lynee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. 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 Lynee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynee 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 301 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.

Lynee at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

301

Since 1956

44 years of records

Peak year

1963

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1956

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1999

Lynee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1956

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1963)
14
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
46810121416 19991990198319771971196619611956 9

Lynee by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
98 births that decade — 33% of Lynee's all-time total
1950s321960s981970s741980s541990s43

Lynee by state

Where Lynee concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lynee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.7%
California share of Lynee's total US births 1.7%

5 of 301 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynee?
301 babies have been named Lynee since 1956. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1963 with 14 births.
When was Lynee most popular?
Lynee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Lynee most popular?
The top states for the name Lynee are California (5 births).
How long has the name Lynee been used?
Lynee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 44 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Lynee?
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, 1956–1999 (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.