Recorded 1938–1994 Girls' name Peak 1960 378 births

Lynita — girls' name

378 babies named Lynita in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s181950s591960s1431970s861980s601990s6
1960s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Lynita was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

21 babies were named Lynita in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynita

The Social Security Administration has registered 378 babies named Lynita between 1938 and 1994, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynita performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lynita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynita 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 378 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.

Lynita at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

378

Since 1938

57 years of records

Peak year

1960

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1938

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1994

Lynita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1938

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1960)
21
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
0510152025 199419831978197319681963195819501938 6

Lynita by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
143 births that decade — 38% of Lynita's all-time total
1930s61940s181950s591960s1431970s861980s601990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynita?
378 babies have been named Lynita since 1938. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1960 with 21 births.
When was Lynita most popular?
Lynita was most popular in the 1960s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Lynita been used?
Lynita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 57 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Lynita?
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, 1938–1994 (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.