Lynita
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly a combination of Lyn and Anita.
Name Census estimates that about 311 living Americans carry the first name Lynita. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lynita today is around 57 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lynita births was 1960 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lynita. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
311
~ 1 in 1,102,104 Americans
Peak year
1960
21 babies that year
Average age
57
years old
1994 SSA rank
#12,746
Tracked since 1938
Popularity
Lynita: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lynita from the 1930s through to the 1990s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 143 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lynita by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lynita during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lynita
The name Lynita is derived from the Old English name Lilian, which itself is a combination of the Germanic elements "lin" meaning "tender" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "hardy". It was a popular name among Anglo-Saxon communities in Britain during the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lynita is found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where a woman named Lynita is listed as a landowner in the county of Norfolk. This suggests that the name was in use among the Norman nobility in England at that time.
In the 12th century, a nun named Lynita de Beauvais is mentioned in the chronicles of the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Évroult in Normandy, France. She is said to have been a respected member of the religious community and served as the abbey's infirmarian.
During the Renaissance period, a Italian noblewoman named Lynita Borgia (1499-1557) was known for her patronage of the arts and her influential role in the court of Pope Leo X. She was a member of the infamous Borgia family and was said to be an accomplished poet and musician.
In the 17th century, a Dutch painter named Lynita van Ruysdael (1615-1670) was celebrated for her landscape paintings and became a respected member of the Haarlem art guild. Her works are now housed in several prestigious museums across Europe.
Another notable figure was Lynita Nightingale (1820-1910), a British nurse and social reformer who made significant contributions to improving healthcare standards in Victorian England. She worked alongside Florence Nightingale and helped establish the Nightingale Training School for Nurses at St. Thomas' Hospital in London.
People
Lynita + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lynita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lynita: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lynita?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 311 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lynita going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,102,104 US residents.
Is Lynita a common name?
We classify Lynita as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 378 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lynita most popular?
The single biggest year for Lynita was 1960, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lynita is about 57 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Lynita a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lynita in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.