Recorded 1958–2005 Girls' name Peak 1963 98 births

Lynise — girls' name

98 babies named Lynise in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s381970s181980s261990s62000s5
1960s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Lynise was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

17 babies were named Lynise in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynise

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Lynise between 1958 and 2005, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynise performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lynise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynise 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 98 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.

Lynise at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

98

Since 1958

48 years of records

Peak year

1963

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1958

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2005

Lynise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1958

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1963)
17
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
05101520 20051988198519771970196519631958 5

Lynise by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
38 births that decade — 39% of Lynise's all-time total
1950s51960s381970s181980s261990s62000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynise?
98 babies have been named Lynise since 1958. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1963 with 17 births.
When was Lynise most popular?
Lynise was most popular in the 1960s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Lynise been used?
Lynise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 48 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Lynise?
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, 1958–2005 (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.