Baby name

Lynne

Girl

Origin of the name

Lynne is a spelling of Lynn.

Short-lived name

The high point came in 1960, with 2,458 births and the No. 164 spot that year. The decline was steep: births are now 99% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 13204. 36% of all babies named Lynne since 1880 were born in the 1950s.

61,957births since 1880

1960sgeneration

No. 164rank at its peak, in 1960

Where babies named Lynne are born

1960

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The darker the blue, the more common Lynne is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Lynne is most common in Massachusetts (3.2 times), Rhode Island (2.6) and Hawaii (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Lynn 182,387
Lynnea 1,762
Lynna 1,724
Wynne 1,710
Lynae 1,287
Lynnae 1,216

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