Lynne

Lynne: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “lake”
Origin: English
Say it: LIN · 1 syllable
Used for: Girls

Usually a variant spelling of Lynn. Lynn comes from a surname and place name derived from Welsh llyn meaning 'lake'; Lynne is also influenced by the French feminine name ending.

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How popular is Lynne?

20241.8 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Lynne in 20246

Peak year1962

Total US babies since 188062,410

Lynne is steady now but far below its 1962 peak.

Names like Lynne

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Lynnlake · Welsh
Lynetteidol, image · Welsh
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English

Lynne questions

What does the name Lynne mean?

Lynne means "lake". It comes from English. Usually a variant spelling of Lynn. Lynn comes from a surname and place name derived from Welsh llyn meaning 'lake'; Lynne is also influenced by the French feminine name ending.

Is Lynne a boy or girl name?

Lynne is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lynne?

6 US babies were named Lynne in 2024. Its peak year was 1962.

How do you pronounce Lynne?

Lynne is usually pronounced LIN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.