Girls' name · since 1938
Lynnea
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 1,762 babies named Lynnea, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,128 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,546 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,762
- born since 1938
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,762 babies have been named Lynnea since 1938, making it today's #9546 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynnea has been recorded 1,762 times among girls since 1938, currently ranked #9546 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2025.
- #5,128 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,546 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,762 born since 1938
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynnea ranks #5,128 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,546 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,762 born since 1938, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,128 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,546 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,762
- born since 1938
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lynnea's 1,762 recorded births place it above 92.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lynnea compares
1,762 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
Lynnea's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lynnea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,762 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lynnea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lynnea's full recorded timeline at 1982, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1938, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lynnea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Lynnea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (268 births, 15% of the file).
2000s was Lynnea's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Lynnea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
125 births
- 1950s
1950s
156 births
- 1960s
1960s
161 births
- 1970s
1970s
185 births
- 1980s
1980s
252 births
- 1990s
1990s
254 births
- 2000s
2000s
268 births
- 2010s
2010s
245 births
- 2020s
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 268 births (15% of all-time use).
How Lynnea 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 Lynnea's total volume
Lynnea by state
Where Lynnea concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 40 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 9 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
40 of 1,762 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Lynnea's data
- Lynnea's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (268 total births) through the 2020s (111) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lynneas (40 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lynnea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1938–2025 (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 Lynnea 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.