NameTides

Lynn

Lynn was the #2,542 girls' name in the US in 2025 (69 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales and #1,265 in Canada.

Lynn as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Lynn as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies 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.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Lynn as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies 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.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears 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 IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#2,542 (69)#4,201 (5)———#1,265 (20)—
2024#2,798 (60)———#898 (3)#1,541 (15)—
2023#3,140 (52)#4,710 (4)———#1,254 (19)—
2022#3,033 (54)#3,534 (6)———#1,482 (15)—
2021#2,558 (68)———#883 (3)#1,778 (12)—
2020#2,257 (79)#3,447 (6)———#1,059 (24)—
2019#1,999 (96)#4,001 (5)———#1,471 (16)—
2018#2,478 (71)#3,985 (5)——#896 (3)#1,031 (25)—
2017#2,129 (90)#2,706 (9)———#1,123 (22)—
2016#2,093 (93)#3,214 (7)——#868 (3)#1,157 (22)—
2015#2,236 (84)#3,252 (7)——#660 (5)#1,016 (25)—
2014#2,154 (88)#2,659 (9)——#661 (5)#1,035 (25)—
2013#2,083 (92)#2,649 (9)———#1,792 (12)—
2012#2,078 (92)#3,681 (6)——#768 (4)#1,029 (25)—
2011#1,829 (110)———#695 (5)#1,122 (22)—

Lynn as a boy’s name

  • US
Lynn as a boy’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020US
Lynn as a boy’s name, USBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUS
2025#5,861 (15)
2024#5,904 (15)
2023#6,220 (14)
2022#6,479 (13)
2021#4,362 (23)
2020#6,620 (12)
2019#4,951 (19)
2018#5,540 (16)
2017#4,746 (20)
2016#7,605 (10)
2015#5,507 (16)
2014#5,485 (16)
2013#4,463 (21)
2012#3,714 (28)
2011#3,510 (30)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1956 at #58.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2025, 82% of US babies named Lynn were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 23,000 baby girls 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
USGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,500uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 110,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Lynn is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 19,000 to 1 in 34,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lynn by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Lynn (girls) 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
Quebec2025#6696

Lynn (girls): 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
LynnCanadaGirls#1,26520
LynnEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
LynnIrelandGirls—too few
LynnNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LynnNSWGirls—too few
LynnScotlandGirls—too few
LynnUSGirls#2,54269
LynnUSBoys#5,86115