Girls' name · since 1978
Lynia
Lynia has 154 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,502 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
154 girls have been named Lynia since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lynia recorded 154 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2020.
- #22,502 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 154 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynia ranks #22,502 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,502 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lynia's 154 recorded births place it above 68.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lynia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lynia splits its recorded history at 2003: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lynia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2020
- Peak year (2004)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Lynia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (88 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Lynia's strongest decade.
88 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Lynia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 88 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lynia's data
- Lynia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (88 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lynia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1978–2020 (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 Lynia 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.