Given name & surname
Lyna
“the shining light”·“of the palm tree”
Lyna is a variant of Lena. In German use, Lena carries the interpretation “the shining light.” Lyna is a variant of Lina. One Arabic interpretation is “of the palm tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lyna is a variant of Lena. In German use, Lena carries the interpretation “the shining light.” Lyna is a variant of Lina. One Arabic interpretation is “of the palm tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lyna is a variant of Lina. An origin associated with Lina is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lyna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,045
- 0 boys · 1,045 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,151 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +38%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,151 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 37.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 30 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,163 as a first name in 2020; 100 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lyna’s family of names
Lyna has a related form in Lena. Lyna has a related form in Lina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lyna
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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