Is Lynna a boy or girl name?

Lynna is a girl’s name. Of the 1,724 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lynna

Recorded 1918–2025 · United States

Lynna was most popular in 1963, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,928 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,724 people named Lynna.

Lynna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lynna’s peak in 1963. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lynna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lynna is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,724 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Lynna

Where Lynna is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org