Gender
Origin
- American
- Beautiful
- English
- Cascading water
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lyn
Pronunciation
l-yn
Famous People
Musician Lyn Collins, Author Lyn Stone
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1950 (rank #879, 61 births); most recent 1994 (rank #6965, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1962 (rank #592, 281 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10107, 9 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 9 |
| 2024 | – | 8 |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | 6 |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | 5 |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | 7 |
| 2016 | – | 8 |
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
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #4516, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #1269, 29 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1511, 21 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | 11 |
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
- Girls: peak in 1978 (rank #362, 7 births); most recent 1986 (rank #458, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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
- Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #128, 48 births); most recent 1998 (rank #664, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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