Lynne

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A few things about Lynne you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Lynne

Lynne Ramsay

Scottish film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer (born 1969)

Choose Lynne and your child shares a first name with Lynne Ramsay, a Scottish film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lynne, like who?” Lynne Ramsay's Wikipedia article is available in 25 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Dublin International Film Festival, CC BY 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 270,270 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lynne, 6 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lynne would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLynne first shows up in US birth records in 1907, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 118 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1951, when it ranked #144. Today it's #13,208, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowLynne was 4.2× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 64,935 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 270,270.
• 🍂TrendLynne has slipped 2,118 places over the last five years and now sits at #13,208. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Lynne means “lake, pool”. Our records link it to American, Anglo Saxon and English roots.

About the name Lynne

Lynne is a girl name of American, Anglo Saxon and English origin meaning “lake, pool”. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, starting with L and ending in “-nne”. US birth records list Lynne for girls from 1907 to 2025, in 119 of those 119 years. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked #144 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #13,208, with 6 babies.

Origin:American namesAnglo Saxon namesEnglish names