Lynn

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Lynn is a given name of Welsh origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (18% of births). There have been 234,691 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 182,316 as girls and 52,375 as boys. Lynn gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1956 and has since declined significantly. It is the #342 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 75
2023 65
2022 67
2021 91
2020 91
2019 115
2018 87
2017 110
2016 103
2015 100
2014 104
2013 113
2012 120
2011 140
2010 130
2009 113
2008 129
2007 155
2006 136
2005 173
2004 148
2003 171
2002 175
2001 180
2000 218
1999 204
1998 202
1997 217
1996 240
1995 256
1994 312
1993 321
1992 345
1991 405
1990 474
1989 506
1988 552
1987 559
1986 603
1985 713
1984 809
1983 890
1982 957
1981 1,123
1980 1,186
1979 1,213
1978 1,259
1977 1,249
1976 1,329
1975 1,616
1974 1,868
1973 2,200
1972 2,542
1971 3,012
1970 3,645
1969 4,080
1968 4,558
1967 4,635
1966 4,791
1965 5,182
1964 6,321
1963 6,543
1962 7,050
1961 7,331
1960 7,811
1959 8,066
1958 8,267
1957 8,716
1956 8,989
1955 8,687
1954 8,195
1953 7,552
1952 7,409
1951 7,298
1950 6,642
1949 6,460
1948 6,181
1947 6,775
1946 5,414
1945 3,948
1944 3,550
1943 3,507
1942 3,143
1941 2,610
1940 2,002
1939 1,756
1938 1,532
1937 1,201
1936 998
1935 894
1934 869
1933 816
1932 740
1931 603
1930 615
1929 527
1928 583
1927 575
1926 462
1925 535
1924 489
1923 462
1922 460
1921 425
1920 474
1919 409
1918 431
1917 403
1916 376
1915 349
1914 277
1913 224
1912 184
1911 91
1910 86
1909 85
1908 68
1907 62
1906 54
1905 42
1904 51
1903 43
1902 48
1901 33
1900 49
1899 40
1898 52
1897 34
1896 43
1895 46
1894 28
1893 46
1892 39
1891 39
1890 27
1889 44
1888 17
1887 23
1886 30
1885 30
1884 27
1883 33
1882 27
1881 21
1880 35