US rank #6944 Girls' name Peak 2011 1,752 births

Lynnea — #6944 US girls' name

1,752 babies named Lynnea in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s1251950s1561960s1611970s1851980s2521990s2542000s2682010s2452020s101
#6944
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Lynnea was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

43 babies were named Lynnea in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynnea

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,752 babies named Lynnea between 1938 and 2024, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynnea currently holds the #6944 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynnea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 268 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Lynnea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Lynnea in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynnea 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 1,752 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.

Lynnea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,752

Since 1938

87 years of records

Peak year

2011

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,944

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1938

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lynnea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1938

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
43
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
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Lynnea by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
268 births that decade — 15% of Lynnea's all-time total
1930s51940s1251950s1561960s1611970s1851980s2521990s2542000s2682010s2452020s101

Lynnea by state

Where Lynnea concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Lynnea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
40 2.3%
#2 Illinois
22 1.3%
#3 Maryland
9 0.5%
#4 Minnesota
6 0.3%
#5 Michigan
5 0.3%
California share of Lynnea's total US births 2.3%
Even split

40 of 1,752 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynnea?
1,752 babies have been named Lynnea since 1938. It currently ranks #6944 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 43 births.
When was Lynnea most popular?
Lynnea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 268 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Lynnea most popular?
The top states for the name Lynnea are California (40 births), Illinois (22 births), Maryland (9 births).
How long has the name Lynnea been used?
Lynnea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 87 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lynnea?
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, 1938–2024 (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.