Fun Facts About the Name Lynnae
- More than 1 thousand babies named Lynnae: U.S. records list 1,216 babies given the name Lynnae from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Lynnae Mean?
Lynnae is a feminine given name built from Lynne or Lynn with an added -ae ending. The core name comes from the Welsh word llyn, meaning "lake." A separate path runs through the English surname and place name Lynn, as in King's Lynn in Norfolk. That place name is usually explained as Old English hlinc, "hill," though a Celtic word for "lake" or "pool" has also been suggested for it, since the Norfolk town sits on the Wash. Because the given name drew on both the Welsh word and the English surname, the meaning is commonly given as "lake," with "hill" as a possible alternative.
Lynnae Name History & Origins
Lynn appears in England first as a place name and surname. King's Lynn in Norfolk, along with smaller English places called Lynn or Lyn, supplied the surname that later became a given name. The town's name is generally traced to Old English hlinc, "hill," or to a Celtic element for "lake" or "pool"; the coastal setting supports the second sense. Welsh llyn also entered given-name use in its own right in Wales. By the 19th century, Lynn was established as a first name in England and North America, used for boys but increasingly for girls, and frequently placed in the middle position.
Lynnae belongs to a later layer of American naming. The -ae ending is an ornamental spelling that grew common in the 20th century, tacked onto short feminine names such as Lynn, Lee, and Rae to mark them as distinctly female. Lynnae is best understood as a respelling of Lynne following that pattern rather than as an old name with a separate lineage of its own.
How Popular is the Name Lynnae?
Lynnae has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1971. Its best rank was #2,613 in 1957.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,524 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #11,699 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #16,653 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #14,553 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #8,229 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #13,252 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #12,064 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #11,249 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #11,422 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #7,148 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #11,558 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #6,906 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #8,056 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #8,950 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #10,912 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #8,294 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #8,373 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #6,715 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #9,665 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #12,519 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #7,668 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #7,435 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #7,669 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #5,973 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #6,374 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #5,804 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #5,273 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1997 | #5,775 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #4,009 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1995 | #6,883 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #4,946 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #5,584 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #7,325 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #4,144 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1990 | #5,194 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #4,778 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1988 | #5,777 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #3,814 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #3,832 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #5,223 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #3,197 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1983 | #4,207 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1982 | #4,264 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1981 | #4,264 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #4,238 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1979 | #3,121 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1978 | #6,702 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #3,331 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1976 | #3,473 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1975 | #3,871 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1974 | #4,892 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #3,882 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1972 | #4,011 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1971 | #2,701 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1970 | #3,516 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1969 | #2,967 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1968 | #2,926 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1967 | #3,022 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1966 | #2,811 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1965 | #3,112 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1964 | #3,625 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #3,135 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1962 | #3,238 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #2,649 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1960 | #2,785 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1959 | #3,195 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1958 | #3,848 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1957 | #2,613 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1956 | #3,818 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #2,907 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1954 | #4,159 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #3,036 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1952 | #4,337 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #3,036 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #4,569 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #3,310 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #4,450 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #3,371 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #5,396 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #4,332 | 6 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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