NameTides

Flynn

Flynn was the #827 boys' name in the US in 2025 (299 babies), and #227 in England & Wales and #756 in Canada.

Flynn as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Flynn as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesIrelandCanadaUS
Flynn as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#827 (299)#227 (218)#116 (43)#175 (12)#317 (13)#756 (35)#90 (94)#87 (87)
2024#735 (355)#222 (220)#118 (42)#154 (14)#222 (20)#802 (32)#72 (107)#86 (91)
2023#782 (323)#206 (236)#109 (49)#153 (15)#212 (23)#797 (31)#92 (90)#88 (77)
2022#715 (369)#207 (246)#131 (42)#156 (14)#198 (26)#530 (52)#89 (99)#73 (94)
2021#654 (418)#227 (223)#139 (37)#176 (13)#279 (16)#574 (49)#71 (129)#84 (88)
2020#659 (398)#217 (234)#146 (36)#152 (15)#250 (19)#659 (39)#63 (142)#80 (89)
2019#714 (342)#214 (239)#143 (39)#209 (10)#257 (18)#698 (36)#68 (131)#65 (116)
2018#780 (295)#242 (216)#162 (33)#204 (10)#244 (21)#762 (32)#77 (121)#60 (106)
2017#757 (311)#186 (291)#132 (45)#214 (9)#296 (15)#608 (43)#63 (153)#56 (115)
2016#679 (375)#168 (342)#143 (41)#195 (11)#201 (28)#622 (43)#58 (170)#40 (150)
2015#695 (362)#157 (371)#154 (37)#150 (18)#187 (32)#649 (40)#49 (184)#45 (128)
2014#658 (391)#137 (418)#127 (49)#157 (17)#157 (42)#515 (54)#41 (205)#38 (161)
2013#667 (362)#153 (376)#115 (54)#180 (13)#237 (23)#748 (32)#32 (267)#51 (131)
2012#701 (339)#146 (401)#129 (49)#167 (15)#199 (30)#719 (33)#48 (205)#36 (165)
2011#937 (212)#162 (352)#143 (41)#204 (10)#245 (21)#818 (27)#51 (182)#53 (119)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2021 at #654.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1913.

How common is it?

about 1 in 5,700 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 5,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 460common
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 690common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Flynn is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 5,200 to 1 in 6,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Flynn by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: #234MEWisconsin: #484WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #529WAIdaho: #377IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #718MNIllinois: #805ILMichigan: #571MINew York: #885NYMassachusetts: #507MAOregon: #474ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #571IAIndiana: #621INOhio: #627OHPennsylvania: #704PANew Jersey: #829NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,011CAUtah: #473UTColorado: #849CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #597MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #971VAMaryland: #702MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #719TNNorth Carolina: #1,028NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #552OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,169TXFlorida: #1,126FL
Flynn (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#67617

Flynn (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
FlynnCanadaGirls—too few
FlynnCanadaBoys#75635
FlynnEngland & WalesGirls—too few
FlynnEngland & WalesBoys#227218
FlynnIrelandBoys#31713
FlynnNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
FlynnNorthern IrelandBoys#17512
FlynnNSWBoys#9094
FlynnScotlandBoys#11643
FlynnUSGirls#7,13315
FlynnUSBoys#827299
FlynnVICBoys#8787