Gender
Origin
- English
- From the linden tree dell.
Waterfall or lake; spelling variation of Lynn - Chinese
- Forest or beautiful jade
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lin
Pronunciation
lin
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1959 (rank #1501, 28 births); most recent 2024 (rank #12301, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1960 (rank #1924, 35 births); most recent 2025 (rank #11932, 7 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 9 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020 | – | 8 |
| 2019 | – | 13 |
| 2018 | – | 5 |
| 2017 | – | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 9 |
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 2008 (rank #3157, 5 births); most recent 2016 (rank #4805, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #3695, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 3 |
| 2024 | – | 6 |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | 3 |
| 2021 | – | 3 |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | 4 |
| 2017 | – | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
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 1939 (rank #313, 17 births); most recent 2013 (rank #4873, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1939 (rank #656, 7 births); most recent 2020 (rank #5359, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | 3 |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | 4 |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | 4 |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | 4 |
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