Lynia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-NY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Lynia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Lynia come from?
Modern: spelling of Lyniah; blend of Lyn and the -iah ending
Meaning borrowed from Lyniah.
Is Lynia a girl's or a boy's name?
Lynia is a girls' name.
How popular is Lynia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Lynia in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lynia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
Names like Lynia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lydia, Sophia, Julia, Kalia, Emma, Amelia, Isabella, Eliza, Lily, Lillian, Olivia, Livia
Names related to Lynia
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lynia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lynia, updated 20 October 2026.