Gender
Origin
- American
- From The Name Linda Or Lyndon
- English
- Waterfall or lake
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lynn
Pronunciation
l(y)-nn
Famous People
Former Second Lady Lynn Cheney, Actress Lynn Collins, Actress Lynn Redgrave, Actress Lynn Whitfield
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Ralph Bellamy
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1947 (rank #151, 1,779 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5861, 15 births)
- Girls: peak in 1956 (rank #58, 7,738 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2542, 69 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 69 |
| 2024 | 15 | 60 |
| 2023 | 14 | 51 |
| 2022 | 13 | 54 |
| 2021 | 23 | 68 |
| 2020 | 12 | 79 |
| 2019 | 19 | 96 |
| 2018 | 16 | 71 |
| 2017 | 20 | 90 |
| 2016 | 10 | 93 |
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 2004 (rank #1950, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4200, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 |
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 2017 (rank #589, 91 births); most recent 2023 (rank #792, 51 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 51 |
| 2022 | 62 |
| 2021 | 83 |
| 2020 | 73 |
| 2019 | 76 |
| 2018 | 88 |
| 2017 | 91 |
| 2016 | 62 |
| 2015 | 74 |
| 2014 | 59 |
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 #93, 84 births); most recent 2024 (rank #869, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
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 #21, 376 births); most recent 2006 (rank #722, 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
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #351, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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 1946 (rank #135, 9 births); most recent 1951 (rank #184, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1958 (rank #52, 86 births); most recent 2015 (rank #650, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | 5 |
| 2014 | – | – |
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