Lynnanne
A feminine name derived from the English surname Lynn with the French feminine suffix "anne".
Name Census estimates that about 32 living Americans carry the first name Lynnanne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lynnanne today is around 60 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lynnanne births was 1961 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lynnanne. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Lynnanne. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
32
~ 1 in 10,711,073 Americans
Peak year
1961
8 babies that year
Average age
60
years old
1983 SSA rank
#11,256
Tracked since 1947
Census
Lynnanne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 152 people with the first name Lynnanne, which placed it at #44,992 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#44,992
National first-name rank
People counted
152
152 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
89.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lynnanne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lynnanne is White at 89.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.9%) and Black (1.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lynnanne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lynnanne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White89.5% · 136
- Two or more races5.9% · 9
- Black or African American1.3% · 2
- Hispanic or Latino1.3% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 2
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1
Popularity
Lynnanne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lynnanne from the 1940s through to the 1980s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 25 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
Lynnanne 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 Lynnanne 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 Lynnanne
The name Lynnanne is a relatively modern combination of two distinct names – Lynn and Anne. Lynn traces its origins back to the Welsh word "llyn" meaning a lake or pool. It was initially used as a surname before transitioning into a feminine given name in the 19th century. Anne, on the other hand, finds its roots in the Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "grace" or "favor."
The earliest recorded instance of the name Lynnanne can be traced back to the late 20th century, when parents sought to create unique and distinctive names by blending traditional monikers. While the name Lynnanne has no direct historical or cultural significance, its component parts bear rich legacies.
Anne holds particular religious significance as the name of the mother of the Virgin Mary, as mentioned in the New Testament. Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Anne, including Anne Boleyn (1501-1536), the second wife of King Henry VIII, and Anne Frank (1929-1945), the diarist and Holocaust victim.
The name Lynn has a more secular history, with one of its earliest recorded bearers being Lynn Fontanne (1887-1983), the British-American actress renowned for her performances in plays by her husband, Alfred Lunt. Another notable Lynn was Lynn Margulis (1938-2011), the American evolutionary biologist and proponent of the endosymbiotic theory.
While Lynnanne itself may not have a long historical pedigree, it brings together the rich narratives of its constituent names, creating a unique and distinct identity for its bearers.
People
Lynnanne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lynnanne 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
Lynnanne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lynnanne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 32 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lynnanne 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 10,711,073 US residents.
Is Lynnanne a common name?
We classify Lynnanne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 47.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 40 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lynnanne most popular?
The single biggest year for Lynnanne was 1961, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lynnanne is about 60 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lynnanne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 152 people with the name Lynnanne, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #44,992 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lynnanne in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lynnanne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lynnanne appears almost entirely female. Of the 149 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lynnanne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lynnanne is White at 89.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.9%) and Black (1.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lynnanne most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lynnanne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.5% (136 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lynnanne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lynnanne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lynnanne 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.
Is Lynnanne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lynnanne in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lynnanne can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people have the name Lynnanne?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Lynnanne at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.