Given name
Lynna
“a man of the lake”
Lynna is a variant of Lynn. One English interpretation is “a man of the lake.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lynna is a variant of Lynn. One English interpretation is “a man of the lake.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lynna is a variant of Lynn. An origin associated with Lynn is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lynna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,724
- 0 boys · 1,724 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,152 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,152 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 16.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,532 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.
Lynna’s family of names
In German usage, Lynna has a related form in Lynn.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lynna
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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