Is Lynne a boy or girl name?
Lynne was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.3% of the 62,410 US babies named Lynne were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,507
- Babies named Lynne since 1907
- 62,410
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 2,471 babies
Boys and girls named Lynne, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1910s | 24 | 172 | 87.8% |
| 1920s | 39 | 287 | 88% |
| 1930s | 51 | 2,552 | 98% |
| 1940s | 162 | 14,236 | 98.9% |
| 1950s | 97 | 22,194 | 99.6% |
| 1960s | 85 | 16,907 | 99.5% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,341 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,388 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 463 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 219 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 123 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 44 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,507 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,766 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,837 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,554 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,715 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,896 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,420 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,588 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,837 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,581 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,628 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,380 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,331 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,774 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,553 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,966 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,676 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,550 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,028 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,162 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,887 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,705 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,753 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,358 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,225 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,195 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,318 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,398 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,764 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,917 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,859 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,367 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,867 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,819 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,611 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,380 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,263 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,218 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,197 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,063 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 167 | #904 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 168 | #903 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 175 | #876 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 212 | #781 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 205 | #780 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 221 | #715 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 226 | #694 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 205 | #718 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 219 | #685 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 279 | #573 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 351 | #497 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 424 | #445 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 549 | #395 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 662 | #368 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,479 | 811 | #317 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,551 | 945 | #282 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,332 | 1,068 | #256 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,724 | 1,172 | #246 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,563 | 1,501 | #219 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,500 | 1,893 | #194 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,878 | 2,201 | #174 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,196 | 2,458 | #164 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,434 | 2,400 | #170 |
| 1960 | 13 | #2,386 | 2,458 | #164 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,754 | 2,234 | #172 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,950 | 2,135 | #176 |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,585 | 2,373 | #160 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,899 | 2,369 | #156 |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,111 | 2,349 | #155 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,874 | 2,267 | #157 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,302 | 2,041 | #159 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,273 | 2,265 | #150 |
| 1951 | 18 | #1,808 | 2,221 | #144 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,704 | 1,940 | #153 |
| 1949 | 16 | #1,915 | 1,836 | #159 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,554 | 1,682 | #166 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,131 | 1,971 | #149 |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,860 | 1,764 | #153 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,611 | 1,524 | #153 |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,561 | 1,227 | #174 |
| 1943 | 18 | #1,746 | 1,311 | #178 |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,920 | 1,235 | #180 |
| 1941 | 21 | #1,512 | 944 | #200 |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,953 | 742 | #226 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,730 | 689 | #236 |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,580 | 597 | #258 |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,055 | 403 | #309 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,394 | 286 | #376 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 171 | #483 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 159 | #511 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 90 | #685 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,566 | 67 | #851 |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,118 | 55 | #938 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,282 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,625 |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,976 | 24 | #1,714 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,346 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,049 | 34 | #1,377 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,639 | 36 | #1,334 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,632 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,347 | 34 | #1,371 |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,128 | 20 | #1,997 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,726 | 19 | #2,086 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,429 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,278 | 27 | #1,547 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,519 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,535 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,733 | 21 | #1,724 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,716 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,565 | 19 | #1,520 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,973 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,767 | 9 | #2,071 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,362 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,309 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,549 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,499 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,587 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lynne reached #1,512 in 1941. As a girl name, it reached #144 in 1951. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lynne
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.