Girls' name · since 1973

Lynice

Lynice has 18 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#47,123 of 72,339
all-time among girls
18
born since 1973
1990s
peak decade

Lynice sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 18 recorded since 1973.

Social Security Administration records show Lynice recorded 18 times among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 1993.

  • #47,123 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 18 born since 1973
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynice ranks #47,123 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.

#47,123 of 72,339
all-time among girls
18
born since 1973
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lynice's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lynice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lynice's full recorded timeline at 1986, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lynice popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1993)
7
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197319861993 7

Lynice by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (7 births, 39% of the file).

1990s was Lynice's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Lynice births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynice?
18 babies have been named Lynice since 1973. All-time, it sits at #47,123 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1993 with 7 births.
Where does Lynice sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynice ranks #47,123 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lynice most popular?
Lynice was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Lynice been used?
Lynice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 21 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Lynice?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lynice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–1993 (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 Lynice 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.