girl's name
Lynae
- Origin Maltese
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,452
France
#904
as Lynaë, 2025
Lynae is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Lynae is a name of Maltese origin.
- Peaked in 2006, when 38 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1945.
Lynae over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 70 |
| 1960s | 184 |
| 1970s | 160 |
| 1980s | 225 |
| 1990s | 204 |
| 2000s | 224 |
| 2010s | 158 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 56 |
How popular is Lynae?
In 2025, Lynae was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Lynae is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Lynae is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Lynaë | Lynaë is Lynae written with a diaeresis in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #904 in France, against #5,745 for Lynae. | 80 |
| Lynaé | Lynaé is a rare spelling of Lynae, written with an acute accent and recorded about 80 times, mostly in France. | 80 |
Names that peaked alongside Lynae
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lynae also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lynae over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Lynae in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Lynae
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lynae — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lynae
How popular is the name Lynae?
In 2025, Lynae was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lynae a girl's or a boy's name?
Lynae is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lynae most popular?
Lynae peaked in 2006, when 38 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Lynae a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lynae currently ranks #904 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.