girl's name
Lynna
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,504
Lynna is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Lynna is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in 1963, when 40 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Lynna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 10 |
| 1930s | 59 |
| 1940s | 177 |
| 1950s | 274 |
| 1960s | 258 |
| 1970s | 253 |
| 1980s | 190 |
| 1990s | 165 |
| 2000s | 155 |
| 2010s | 117 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 56 |
How popular is Lynna?
In 2025, Lynna was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Lynna 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.
Names that peaked alongside Lynna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lynna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lynna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Lynna 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.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Linna
Sibling names for Lynna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lynna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lynna
How popular is the name Lynna?
In 2025, Lynna was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lynna a girl's or a boy's name?
Lynna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lynna?
Lynna has 2 syllables.
When was Lynna most popular?
Lynna peaked in 1963, when 40 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Lynna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lynna currently ranks #1,787 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.