Girls' name · since 1907
Lynne
61,957 babies named Lynne in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,276 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 61,957
- born since 1907
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lynne currently ranks #13276 among girls' names in America, with 61,957 babies recorded since 1907.
Social Security Administration records show Lynne recorded 61,957 times among girls since 1907, holding rank #13276 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2025.
- #519 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,276 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 61,957 born since 1907
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynne ranks #519 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,276 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 61,957 born since 1907, peaking in the 1950s.
- #519 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,276 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 61,957
- born since 1907
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lynne's 61,957 recorded births place it above 99.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Lynne compares
61,957 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Lynne's all-time total is 165x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lynne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 61,957 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,458 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lynne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lynne's full recorded timeline at 1966, 15% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 85% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 2,458 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lynne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 2,458
- Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
Lynne popularity over time - boys
458 total births recorded since 1912 (Lynne as boys' name)
Lynne by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (22,194 births, 36% of the file).
1950s was Lynne's strongest decade.
22,194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Lynne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 26
1900s
26 births
- 1910s 172
1910s
172 births
- 1920s 287
1920s
287 births
- 1930s 2,552
1930s
2,552 births
- 1940s
1940s
14,235 births
- 1950s
1950s
22,194 births
- 1960s
1960s
16,907 births
- 1970s 3,341
1970s
3,341 births
- 1980s 1,388
1980s
1,388 births
- 1990s 463
1990s
463 births
- 2000s 219
2000s
219 births
- 2010s 123
2010s
123 births
- 2020s 50
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 22,194 births (36% of all-time use).
How Lynne 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 Lynne's total volume
Lynne by state
Where Lynne concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 8,000 | 12.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5,432 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5,235 | 8.4% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 4,944 | 8.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 3,711 | 6.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 3,672 | 5.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 3,586 | 5.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 2,665 | 4.3% |
8,000 of 61,957 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Lynne appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lynne's data
- Lynne's decade-level peak was the 1950s (22,194 total births); usage has since declined to 50 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lynnes (8,000 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Lynne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~118 yrs)
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, 1907–2025 (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 Lynne 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.