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Flynn

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
son of the red-haired man
Irish
Son of a red-haired man

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Flynn

Pronunciation

f-ly-nn

Celebrity Babies

Son of James Earl Jones, Son of Orlando Bloom

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #653, 418 births); most recent 2025 (rank #827, 299 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #4518, 31 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7133, 15 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202529915
202435117
202332325
202236926
202141812
202039812
201934218
201829519
201731119
201637522

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #137, 418 births); most recent 2025 (rank #227, 218 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #4761, 4 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5666, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025218–
2024220–
2023236–
20222463
2021223–
2020234–
2019239–
2018216–
2017291–
20163424

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #2735, 8 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20238
20225
20214
20207
20197
20184
20176
20164
20154
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #157, 42 births); most recent 2025 (rank #307, 13 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202513
202420
202323
202226
202116
202019
201918
201821
201715
201628

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #115, 54 births); most recent 2025 (rank #116, 43 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202543
202442
202349
202242
202137
202036
201939
201833
201745
201641

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #150, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #175, 12 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202512
202414
202315
202214
202113
202015
201910
201810
20179
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #316, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #354, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20239
2022–
20218
20207
20197
201810
20175
20169
201512
201410

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence