Lynna
Lynna was the 8152nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 1651st; the most babies were born in 1963 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,744 places. More babies were named Lynna in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,152 girls, up 6,297 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196340 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,724babies recorded
Lynna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,152 | 13 |
| 2020 | #14,449 | 6 |
| 2010 | #9,033 | 13 |
| 2000 | #8,928 | 11 |
| 1990 | #4,071 | 25 |
| 1980 | #4,081 | 19 |
| 1970 | #2,067 | 40 |
| 1960 | #2,616 | 22 |
| 1950 | #1,779 | 29 |
| 1940 | #2,879 | 10 |
| 1930 | #3,531 | 8 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lynna, counting every spelling?
Lynna is a spelling of Lyna, a name family that had 33 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 33 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyna | 13 | #8,151 | 95 |
| Lynna | 13 | #8,152 | 50 |
| Linna | — | — | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lynna?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lynna (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lynna born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lynna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lynna?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Lynna are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 29 and 65. That makes Lynna mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lynna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lynna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lynna
How popular is the name Lynna?
Lynna was the 8152nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 1651st; the most babies were born in 1963 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,744 places. More babies were named Lynna in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Lynna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lynna in the US.