Girls' name · since 1958
Lynise
Lynise has 98 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1958
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lynise is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 98 have been recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Lynise recorded 98 times among girls since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2005.
- #27,334 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 98 born since 1958
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynise ranks #27,334 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1958, peaking in the 1960s.
- #27,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1958
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lynise's 98 recorded births place it above 62.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lynise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lynise's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lynise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2005
- Peak year (1963)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Lynise by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (38 births, 39% of the file).
1960s was Lynise's strongest decade.
38 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lynise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
38 births
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 38 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Lynise's decade-level peak was the 1960s (38 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Lynise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1958–2005 (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 Lynise 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.