Given name
Lynae
“a man of the lake”
Lynae is a variant of Lynn. One English interpretation is “a man of the lake.” Lynae is a variant of Linnea. One Scandinavian interpretation is “resembling a small mountain flower; of the lime tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lynae is a variant of Lynn. One English interpretation is “a man of the lake.” Lynae is a variant of Linnea. One Scandinavian interpretation is “resembling a small mountain flower; of the lime tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lynae is a variant of Lynn. An origin associated with Lynn is English. Lynae is a variant of Linnea. An origin associated with Linnea is Scandinavian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lynae through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,287
- 0 boys · 1,287 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #16,340 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 16,340 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 38 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,125 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lynae’s family of names
Lynae has a related form in Lynn. Lynae has a related form in Linnea.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lynae
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Lynae, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“a man of the lake”
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Marleah
“from the meadow near the lake”
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Marlea
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Elana
“from the oak tree”
>99% girls