Girls' name · since 1956
Lynee
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.
- #15,873 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 301
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
301 girls have been named Lynee since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lynee recorded 301 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1999.
- #15,873 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 301 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynee ranks #15,873 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 301 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,873 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 301
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lynee's 301 recorded births place it above 78.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lynee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lynee's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lynee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1999
- Peak year (1963)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Lynee by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (98 births, 33% of the file).
1960s was Lynee's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Lynee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 32
1950s
32 births
- 1960s
1960s
98 births
- 1970s
1970s
74 births
- 1980s
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 98 births (33% of all-time use).
Lynee by state
Where Lynee concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 301 births nationwide.
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- Lynee's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (98 total births) through the 1990s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lynees (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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Two nationwide peer axes for Lynee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1956–1999 (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 Lynee 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.