How Many People Are Named Lynna?
An estimated 1,378 people in the United States have the first name Lynna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Lynna peaked in popularity in 1963 with 40 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lynna as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lynna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,378
About 1 in 248,733 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1963
40 births
Total Registered
1,711
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lynna
Lynna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,711 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lynna as a female name
Ranked #12,890 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1963 (40 births)
Lynna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lynna span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 274 babies were registered. Lynna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lynna by Decade
How has Lynna tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lynna by State
Birth registrations for Lynna span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Illinois, Arizona, Oklahoma. On average, about 40 Lynnas were registered per state.
Lynna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lynna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lynna
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lynna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lynna?
We estimate approximately 1,378 people named Lynna are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 248,733 Americans share this first name.
Is Lynna a common name?
Lynna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,711 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lynna most popular?
Lynna reached peak popularity in 1963, when 40 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lynna is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lynna a female name?
Lynna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lynna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lynna Smith, Lynna Johnson, Lynna Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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