Given name & surname
Lynne
“a man of the lake”
Lynne is a variant of Lynn. One English interpretation is “a man of the lake.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lynne is a variant of Lynn. One English interpretation is “a man of the lake.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lynne 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 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lynne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 62,415
- 458 boys · 61,957 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 2,471 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,259 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,259 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 54,525 as a first name in 2020; 776 as a surname 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lynne
- Lynne CheneySecond Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009born 1941
- Lynne RamsayScottish film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer (born 1969)
- Lynne ThigpenAmerican actress (1948–2003)
- Lynne CoxAmerican swimmerborn 1957
- Lynne FrederickBritish actress (1954–1994)
- Lynne Reid BanksBritish writer (1929–2024)
- Lynne Marie StewartAmerican actress (1946–2025)
- Lynne CarverAmerican actress (1916-1955)
- Lynne JewellAmerican sailorborn 1959
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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