US rank #12209 Girls' name Peak 1963 1,711 births

Lynna — #12209 US girls' name

1,711 babies named Lynna in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s101930s591940s1771950s2741960s2581970s2531980s1901990s1652000s1552010s1172020s43
#12209
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 31% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Lynna was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

40 babies were named Lynna in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,711 babies named Lynna between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynna currently holds the #12209 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynna performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 274 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Lynna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 99 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Lynna in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynna 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 1,711 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.

Lynna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,711

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

1963

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#12,209

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lynna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1963)
40
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Lynna by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
274 births that decade — 16% of Lynna's all-time total
1910s101920s101930s591940s1771950s2741960s2581970s2531980s1901990s1652000s1552010s1172020s43

Lynna by state

Where Lynna concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Lynna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
99 5.8%
#2 Texas
82 4.8%
#3 Oklahoma
10 0.6%
#4 Arizona
6 0.4%
#5 Illinois
5 0.3%
California share of Lynna's total US births 5.8%
Even split

99 of 1,711 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynna?
1,711 babies have been named Lynna since 1918. It currently ranks #12209 among girls. The peak year was 1963 with 40 births.
When was Lynna most popular?
Lynna was most popular in the 1950s decade with 274 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Lynna most popular?
The top states for the name Lynna are California (99 births), Texas (82 births), Oklahoma (10 births).
How long has the name Lynna been used?
Lynna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lynna?
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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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, 1918–2024 (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.