Girls' name · since 1918

Lynna

Lynna has 1,724 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#5,199 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,933 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,724
born since 1918
1950s
peak decade

Yes -- Lynna is the #7933 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,724 recorded since 1918.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynna has been recorded 1,724 times among girls since 1918, currently ranked #7933 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.

  • #5,199 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,933 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,724 born since 1918
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynna ranks #5,199 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,933 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,724 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.

#5,199 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,933 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,724
born since 1918
1950s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%54.1%
Lynna vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Lynna's 1,724 recorded births place it above 92.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Lynna compares

1,724 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Lynna's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lynna Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,724 376 567,345
Peak-year births 40 21 19,840

Lynna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Lynna splits its recorded history at 1978: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Lynna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1963)
40
Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
01020304050 191819421954196619781990200220142025 13

Lynna by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (274 births, 16% of the file).

1950s was Lynna's strongest decade.

274 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.

Lynna births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 274 births (16% of all-time use).

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

How Lynna compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lynna's total volume

Lynna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -77, 3.3%-55, 5.1%-68, 4.1%-38, 7.4%-27, 11.1%-146, 1.6%-89, 2.8%-30, 6%-146, 1.3%-56, 4.8%-85, 4.3%-56, 7.2%-35, 7.9%-46, 7.8%-96, 4%Lynna-108, 2.3%Lynna
Lynna vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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 5.7%
#2 Texas
82 4.8%
#3 Oklahoma
10 0.6%
#4 Arizona
6 0.3%
#5 Illinois
5 0.3%
California share of Lynna's total US births 5.7%
Even split

99 of 1,724 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynna? ▼
1,724 babies have been named Lynna since 1918. All-time, it sits at #5,199 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #7,933 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1963 with 40 births.
Where does Lynna sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynna ranks #5,199 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,933 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lynna since 1918 -- 108 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.

What to do with Lynna's data

  • Lynna's decade-level peak was the 1950s (274 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Lynnas (99 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lynna

Nearby Names Like Lynna

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lynna

Lynn Girl
#2543 182,387 births
Lynda Girl
#4551 77,979 births
Lynne Girl
#13276 61,957 births
Lynette Girl
#2610 43,392 births
Lynnette Girl
#6564 15,226 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Lynna

Emalee #7932
3,814 births · Peak 2005
Noralee #7934
543 births · Peak 1925
Arella #7931
486 births · Peak 2024
Aberdeen #7935
272 births · Peak 2017
Vana #7930
558 births · Peak 1948
Miyuki #7936
361 births · Peak 1924
Vale #7929
340 births · Peak 2016
Kiki #7937
1,112 births · Peak 1975

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lynna: 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, 1918–2025 (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 Lynna 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.