Given name
Lynea
Lynea is a variant of Linnea. One Scandinavian interpretation is “resembling a small mountain flower; of the lime tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lynea 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
Lynea 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 1948. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lynea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 388
- 0 boys · 388 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 381 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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