The first name Lynne
A girl’s name.
1 syllable Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name transferred from the surname, of common usage, variant of Lynn.
A form of Lynn.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Lynne last appeared in the official list in 2013, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2008, with 5 births (#3,860).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lynne with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lynne at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 6 girls born in the United States were named Lynne, the 14,259th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1960, when 2,458 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Lynne
29 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lynne ThigpenAmerican actress (1948–2003)
- Lynne CoxAmerican swimmer, born 1957
- Lynne FrederickBritish actress (1954–1994)
- Lynne Reid BanksBritish writer (1929–2024)
- Lynne CarverAmerican actress (1916-1955)
- Lynne Marie StewartAmerican actress (1946–2025)
- Lynne JewellAmerican sailor, born 1959
- Darci Lynne FarmerAmerican ventriloquist and singer (born 2004)
- Buffy-Lynne WilliamsCanadian rower, born 1977
- Lynne OvermanAmerican actor (1887-1943)
- Lynne E. MaquatAmerican biochemist, born 1952
- Lynne M. TracyAmerican diplomat, US Ambassador to Russia from 2023
Questions
- How popular is the name Lynne?
- In 2013, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Lynne, ranking 5,742nd. Its peak was 2008, with 5 births.
- Is Lynne a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 62,415 US babies named Lynne since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lynne most popular?
- 1960 in the United States, when 2,458 babies were named Lynne, its highest rank at 164th.
- What name is Lynne a form of?
- Lynne is a form of Lynn.