Girls' name · since 1989
Lyneshia
Lyneshia has 10 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #55,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1989
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lyneshia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Lyneshia recorded 10 times among girls since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 1990.
- #55,934 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1989
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyneshia ranks #55,934 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1989, peaking in the 1980s.
- #55,934 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1989
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lyneshia's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lyneshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lyneshia's full recorded timeline at 1990, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births.
Lyneshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1990
- Peak year (1989)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Lyneshia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Lyneshia's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Lyneshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Lyneshia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lyneshia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~1 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, 1989–1990 (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 Lyneshia 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.