Lynn

#2,542 for girls in 2025, 69 births · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to girls 77.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1956 · 7,736 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
23 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
182,387
since 1880

Lynn over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #58, 1956peak #141, 1941girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,54269#5,86115
2024#2,79860#5,90415
2023#3,14052#6,22014
2022#3,03354#6,47913
2021#2,55868#4,36223
2020#2,25779#6,62012
2019#1,99996#4,95119
2018#2,47871#5,54016
2017#2,12990#4,74620
2016#2,09393#7,60510
2015#2,23684#5,50716
2014#2,15488#5,48516
2013#2,08392#4,46321
2012#2,07892#3,71428
2011#1,829110#3,51030
2010#1,830111#4,84819
2009#2,13994#4,92219
2008#1,966107#4,39522
2007#1,621137#4,99618
2006#1,743119#5,07217
2005#1,417151#4,06222
2004#1,562126#4,00522
2003#1,395142#3,18629
2002#1,394138#2,60337
2001#1,282153#3,22827
2000#1,182169#2,04949
1999#1,185164#2,26340
1998#1,129168#2,50734
1997#1,053181#2,31136
1996#931209#2,48331
1995#898211#1,88745
1994#785260#1,71652
1993#781264#1,57757
1992#739286#1,52558
1991#648339#1,39666
1990#583397#1,25977
1989#542420#1,14586
1988#484469#1,09283
1987#462475#1,04084
1986#424514#97189
1985#376603#857110
1984#329706#866103
1983#295788#867102
1982#294834#798123
1981#260953#658170
1980#2531,016#662170
1979#2421,070#724143
1978#2231,107#677152
1977#2271,098#692150
1976#2151,147#603182
1975#1821,423#584192
1974#1631,644#533224
1973#1451,933#482267
1972#1352,252#461291
1971#1282,671#444341
1970#1193,264#418381
1969#1033,648#377432
1968#854,103#363455
1967#814,196#357439
1966#814,306#341485
1965#804,668#334514
1964#725,675#307645
1963#735,827#288719
1962#716,217#264833
1961#716,441#264892
1960#646,850#255959
1959#637,058#2511,008
1958#607,214#2391,052
1957#617,442#2101,274
1956#587,736#2081,253
1955#627,355#1961,333
1954#636,780#1871,415
1953#675,997#1701,555
1952#715,818#1671,592
1951#725,629#1551,669
1950#765,020#1541,623
1949#744,880#1591,580
1948#804,609#1571,572
1947#754,994#1511,781
1946#943,884#1541,530
1945#1022,730#1561,218
1944#1162,260#1531,290
1943#1342,065#1471,442
1942#1491,749#1461,394
1941#1711,259#1411,351
1940#193957#1601,045
1939#202871#167885
1938#232722#181810
1937#278498#186703
1936#307384#199614
1935#348339#215555
1934#363305#216564
1933#378289#218527
1932#421244#239496
1931#481178#263425
1930#542157#262458
1929#656112#273415
1928#653115#263468
1927#631128#269447
1926#74892#294370
1925#736100#273435
1924#83980#282409
1923#87171#285391
1922#83577#287383
1921#96459#295366
1920#92162#273412
1919#87564#290345
1918#86269#281362
1917#90458#275345
1916#90456#287320
1915#1,00044#284305
1914#87045#293232
1913#94632#287192
1912#96028#286156
1911#85325#33666
1910#89623#31163
1909#96118#27567
1908#93918#31050
1907#1,03714#30748
1906#1,00214#32340
1905#1,01114#40428
1904#1,09211#31240
1903#1,2049#32234
1902#1,2199#30839
1901#1,4666#35327
1900#1,4318#33741
1899#1,0999#31531
1898#1,2638#26844
1897#1,2637#36027
1896#1,4166#30637
1895#26246
1894#33628
1893#90111#29235
1892#29239
1891#1,3325#27734
1890#33527
1889#24444
1888#46417
1887#34023
1886#1,1085#33625
1885#1,0475#34425
1884#33627
1883#28433
1882#33227
1881#36021
1880#8365#30530
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lynn was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1892, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Lynn is popular in 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedNHWashington: #804 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,946 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedMNIllinois: #834 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,836 girlsILWisconsin: #644 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,418 girlsWIMichigan: #635 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,037 girlsMINew York: #569 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 4,039 girlsNYMassachusetts: #362 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,447 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedIAIndiana: #750 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,632 girlsINOhio: #556 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,403 girlsOHPennsylvania: #697 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,019 girlsPANew Jersey: #946 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,900 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #706 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 5,199 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedNEMissouri: #627 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,088 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #797 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,052 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedDEArizona: #559 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,285 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #865 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,677 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lynn, so not publishedHITexas: #1,107 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 9,787 girlsTXFlorida: #884 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,446 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Massachusetts#362 · 1 in 2,447
  2. Ohio#556 · 1 in 4,403
  3. Arizona#559 · 1 in 3,285
  4. New York#569 · 1 in 4,039
  5. Missouri#627 · 1 in 5,088

Best ever in a state: #13 in Hawaii, 1951.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#362141 in 2,447
Ohio#556151 in 4,403
Arizona#55981 in 3,285
New York#569281 in 4,039
Missouri#62761 in 5,088
Michigan#635111 in 5,037
Wisconsin#64451 in 5,418
Pennsylvania#697111 in 6,019
California#706481 in 5,199
Indiana#75051 in 6,632
Virginia#79751 in 7,052
Washington#80451 in 5,946
Illinois#834111 in 6,836
North Carolina#86551 in 7,677
Florida#884101 in 7,446
New Jersey#94651 in 8,900
Texas#1,107141 in 9,787
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Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lynn
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 256 spots since 2024 (#2,798#2,542)
  • 285 spots since 2020 (#2,257#2,542)
  • 306 spots since 2015 (#2,236#2,542)
  • Biggest jump: 129 spots in 1922 (#964#835)
  • Biggest drop: 130 spots in 1915 (#870#1,000)
Rise & fade · girls
76 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1956 at #58 (7,736 births)
  • Births halved by 1969, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 23 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 23 yrs · run 1946–1968
  • Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1908–1996
Share of babies · girls
1 in 260
  • Highest: 1 in 260 girls born in 1956 were named Lynn (0.39%)
  • Latest: 1 in 23,294 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 36.2% of all girls named Lynn (66,049) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1942
  • Mostly boys until 1941, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s15#836 (1880)#997
1890s46#901 (1893)#1,212
1900s121#939 (1908)#1,136
1910s444#853 (1911)#907
1920s896#631 (1927)#785
1930s3,987#202 (1939)#355
1940s29,387#74 (1949)#119
1950s66,049#58 (1956)#65
1960s51,931#64 (1960)#78
1970s17,609#119 (1970)#178
1980s6,778#253 (1980)#372
1990s2,479#583 (1990)#873
2000s1,336#1,182 (2000)#1,570
2010s927#1,829 (2011)#2,091
2020s382#2,257 (2020)#2,721

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lynn in 1993

girls
#781
264 births · 1 in 6,853 girls
boys
#1,577
57 births · 1 in 34,409 boys

Top girls' names in 1993

  1. #1Jessica34,993
  2. #2Ashley34,849
  3. #3Sarah24,257
  4. #4Samantha23,668
  5. #5Emily23,596
  6. #6Brittany21,725
  7. #7Taylor21,270
  8. #8Amanda20,811
  9. #9Elizabeth17,559
  10. #10Stephanie17,186
  11. #781Lynn264

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #1,577Lynn57
More about 1993

girls

1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 6,853 of them was named Lynn, which outranked 95.1% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lynn
  1. #775Ella266
  2. #779Ayana265
  3. #779Nikita265
  4. #781Lynn264
  5. #781Elyse264
  6. #781Terra264
  7. #784Jenifer262
  8. #785Corey261
  9. #786Elisha260

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. 12,442Coraima#13,317#875
  2. 5,624Kadijah#6,314#690
  3. 3,307Kalene#4,236#929
  4. 1,413Deyanira#2,351#938
  5. 979Halle#1,713#734
Fallers
  1. 1,120Latifah#802#1,922
  2. 747Shanae#662#1,409
  3. 520Jaleesa#792#1,312
  4. 487Brianda#777#1,264
  5. 417Chynna#941#1,358

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 34,409 of them was named Lynn, which outranked 84.5% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lynn
  1. #1,554Rondell58
  2. #1,554Sagar58
  3. #1,554Slade58
  4. #1,577Lynn57
  5. #1,577Amit57
  6. #1,577Chancellor57
  7. #1,577Ephraim57
  8. #1,601Carrington56
  9. #1,601Cordero56
  10. #1,601Curran56

Tied with 23 names at #1,577; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. 5,880Savon#6,670#790
  2. 2,006Jordy#2,834#828
  3. 662Austyn#1,598#936
  4. 471Devaughn#1,395#924
  5. 454Mikal#1,294#840
Fallers
  1. 329Channing#887#1,216
  2. 307Garth#658#965
  3. 252Earnest#911#1,163
  4. 241Armand#987#1,228
  5. 240Spenser#831#1,071

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1993