Lynne
Lynn or Lynne is a predominantly feminine given name in English-speaking countries. It is now more popular as a middle name than as a first name. It comes from Welsh, meaning "lake". It is also popular as a suffix for female first names.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lynne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lynn or Lynne is a predominantly feminine given name in English-speaking countries. It is now more popular as a middle name than as a first name. It comes from Welsh, meaning "lake". It is also popular as a suffix for female first names.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Lynne
The earliest SSA record of Lynne as a baby girl name dates back to 1907, when 8 babies received it. 1960 was its biggest year on record, with 2,458 newborns named Lynne — #164 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Lynnes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 62K Lynnes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lynne
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About the name Lynne
Lynne is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 62K births in the dataset. Lynne's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #164. Use the chart and map above to compare Lynne's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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