Recorded 1982–2009 Girls' name Peak 1992 148 births

Lynze — girls' name

148 babies named Lynze in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s381990s822000s28
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Lynze was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

12 babies were named Lynze in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynze

The Social Security Administration has registered 148 babies named Lynze between 1982 and 2009, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynze currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynze performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lynze shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynze 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 148 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.

Lynze at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

148

Since 1982

28 years of records

Peak year

1992

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1982

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2009

Lynze popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1982

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1992)
12
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 20092001199819951992198919851982 8

Lynze by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
82 births that decade — 55% of Lynze's all-time total
1980s381990s822000s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynze?
148 babies have been named Lynze since 1982. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1992 with 12 births.
When was Lynze most popular?
Lynze was most popular in the 1990s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Lynze been used?
Lynze has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 28 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Lynze?
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.

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, 1982–2009 (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.