Recorded 1981–1998 Girls' name Peak 1997 89 births

Lynesha — girls' name

89 babies named Lynesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s67
1990s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Lynesha was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lynesha in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Lynesha between 1981 and 1998, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lynesha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynesha 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 89 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.

Lynesha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

89

Since 1981

18 years of records

Peak year

1997

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1981

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1998

Lynesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1981

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1997)
15
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 199819971995199419931992199119901989198819851981 6

Lynesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
67 births that decade — 75% of Lynesha's all-time total
1980s221990s67

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynesha?
89 babies have been named Lynesha since 1981. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1997 with 15 births.
When was Lynesha most popular?
Lynesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Lynesha been used?
Lynesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 18 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Lynesha?
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, 1981–1998 (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.