girl's name

Lyne

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Top 1000 (France)
  • Births on record 4,291

France

#386

2025 births

Lyne is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2016 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in France in 2019, when 180 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 4,211 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1930.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Lyne over time

Births per decade in France, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,330
'30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Lyne by decade in France
Decade Births
1930s 75
1940s 110
1950s 210
1960s 130
1970s 130
1980s 65
1990s 155
2000s 690
2010s 1,330
2020s (to 2025) 905

How popular is Lyne?

In 2025, Lyne was given to 140 babies in France, ranking #386 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Lyne is used

France #386 140 in 2025
Scotland #560 3 in 1980
Canada #1,625 14 in 2024
England & Wales #6,224 3 in 2019
United States #16,441 5 in 2016

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Lyne

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lyne also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lyne over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lyne

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lyne — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lyne

How popular is the name Lyne?

In 2025, Lyne was given to 140 babies in France, ranking #386 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Lyne a girl's or a boy's name?

Lyne is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Lyne?

Lyne has 1 syllable.

When was Lyne most popular?

Lyne peaked in 2019, when 180 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Lyne a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lyne currently ranks #386 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.