Given name
Lynnea
“a man of the lake”
Lynnea is a variant of Lynn. One English interpretation is “a man of the lake.” Lynnea is a variant of Linnea. One Scandinavian interpretation is “resembling a small mountain flower; of the lime tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lynnea is a variant of Lynn. One English interpretation is “a man of the lake.” Lynnea 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
Lynnea is a variant of Lynn. An origin associated with Lynn is English. Lynnea 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 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lynnea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,762
- 0 boys · 1,762 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,848 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,848 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,472 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.
Lynnea’s family of names
Lynnea has a related form in Lynn. Lynnea has a related form in Linnea.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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