Lynn Girl
How popular is Lynn?
#2,542 girl name in 2025
69 baby girls were named Lynn in the US in 2025, making it the 2542nd most popular girl name. Another 15 boys got the name (#5,859 for boys).
Lynn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,542 for girls (▲ 256 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 69 girls, 15 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-18% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,236 in 2015, #2,257 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1956 (7,736 girls) |
| Highest rank | #58 in 1956 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 18% boys, 82% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lynn 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.
Where Lynn is most popular
Babies named Lynn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (39 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (24 girls)
- Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 girls)
Lynn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | #836 |
| 1890s | 46 | #901 |
| 1900s | 121 | #939 |
| 1910s | 444 | #853 |
| 1920s | 896 | #631 |
| 1930s | 3,987 | #202 |
| 1940s | 29,387 | #74 |
| 1950s | 66,049 | #58 |
| 1960s | 51,931 | #64 |
| 1970s | 17,609 | #119 |
| 1980s | 6,778 | #253 |
| 1990s | 2,479 | #582 |
| 2000s | 1,336 | #1,180 |
| 2010s | 927 | #1,829 |
| 2020s | 382 | #2,257 |
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Questions
- Is Lynn a boy or girl name?
- Lynn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 82% of babies named Lynn were girls.
- How popular is the name Lynn?
- 69 baby girls were named Lynn in the US in 2025, making it the 2542nd most popular girl name. Another 15 boys got the name (#5,859 for boys).
- When was Lynn most popular?
- Lynn peaked in 1956, when 7,736 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #58 in 1956.
- How many people are named Lynn?
- 234,778 babies have been named Lynn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 174,911 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 67.
- Where is Lynn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lynn was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
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.