Lyn Girl
How popular is Lyn?
#10,104 girl name in 2025
9 baby girls were named Lyn in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
6,674living people named Lyn (est.)
67median age of people named Lyn
8,781babies named Lyn since 1880
1 in 368,371US babies born in 2025
Lyn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #10,104 for girls (▲ 1013 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+50% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #14,477 in 2015, #15,083 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1957 (280 girls) |
| Highest rank | #532 in 1953 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lynn family of names ranked #1,660 for girls in 2025 (#1,821 the year before), with 91 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Lyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 25 | #2,878 |
| 1920s | 80 | #2,190 |
| 1930s | 266 | #981 |
| 1940s | 1,387 | #553 |
| 1950s | 2,448 | #532 |
| 1960s | 1,787 | #596 |
| 1970s | 699 | #1,084 |
| 1980s | 252 | #2,447 |
| 1990s | 127 | #4,115 |
| 2000s | 73 | #9,259 |
| 2010s | 48 | #11,776 |
| 2020s | 28 | #10,104 |
Girl names about as popular as Lyn
Questions
- Is Lyn a boy or girl name?
- Lyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Lyn?
- 9 baby girls were named Lyn in the US in 2025, making it the 10104th most popular girl name.
- When was Lyn most popular?
- Lyn peaked in 1957, when 280 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #532 in 1953.
- How many people are named Lyn?
- 8,781 babies have been named Lyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,674 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 67.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.