Girls' name · since 1996

Lynnaya

32 babies named Lynnaya in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#40,247 of 72,339
all-time among girls
32
born since 1996
2010s
peak decade

Lynnaya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 32 recorded since 1996.

Lynnaya has 32 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2024.

  • #40,247 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 32 born since 1996
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynnaya ranks #40,247 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.

#40,247 of 72,339
all-time among girls
32
born since 1996
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lynnaya's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lynnaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lynnaya's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lynnaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2008)
6
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
4.555.566.5 199620082010201220162024 5

Lynnaya by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (16 births, 50% of the file).

2010s was Lynnaya's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Lynnaya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (50% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynnaya?
Since 1996, Social Security records show 32 babies named Lynnaya. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #40,247 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2024. Its busiest year on record was 2008, with 6 births.
Where does Lynnaya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynnaya ranks #40,247 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lynnaya most popular?
Lynnaya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Lynnaya been used?
Records for Lynnaya go back to 1996, giving 29 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Lynnaya?
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 Lynnaya's data

  • Lynnaya's decade-level peak was the 2010s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lynnaya: 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, 1996–2024 (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 Lynnaya 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.