Girls' name · since 1963
Lynese
Lynese has 46 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,985 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lynese sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 46 recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Lynese recorded 46 times among girls since 1963, 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 1963 to 2000.
- #35,985 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynese ranks #35,985 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #35,985 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lynese's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lynese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lynese's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lynese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2000
- Peak year (1999)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Lynese by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (21 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Lynese's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Lynese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 21 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Lynese's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2000s (9) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lynese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1963–2000 (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 Lynese 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.