Lynn
Welsh llyn, “lake,” by way of an English place name and surname.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Lynn appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1946 to 1968. Its biggest year was 1956, when 7,736 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 58 nationally. The name has also seen real use for boys: 52,391 of the 234,778 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Lynne (62,415), Lyn (8,781), Lian (5,705), Liane (3,879), Lianne (3,013), Linn (2,294) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Raelynn
Explore Lynn interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | No. 836 |
| 1890s | 46 | No. 901 |
| 1900s | 121 | No. 939 |
| 1910s | 444 | No. 853 |
| 1920s | 896 | No. 631 |
| 1930s | 3,987 | No. 202 |
| 1940s | 29,387 | No. 74 |
| 1950s | 66,049 | No. 58 |
| 1960s | 51,931 | No. 64 |
| 1970s | 17,609 | No. 119 |
| 1980s | 6,778 | No. 253 |
| 1990s | 2,479 | No. 583 |
| 2000s | 1,336 | No. 1182 |
| 2010s | 927 | No. 1829 |
| 2020s | 382 | No. 2257 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.