Flynn

Where Flynn comes from

Anglicized from Irish Ó Floinn, "descendant of Flann (red)".
— Wiktionary's entry for Flynn
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1913
    First appearance
    #2,821 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1999
    Flynn Downes born
    English association football player
  3. 2005
    Flynn Southam born
    Australian swimmer
  4. 2021
    Peak, #654
    418 babies named Flynn — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Flynn Downes · English association football player, born 1999
  • Flynn Southam · Australian swimmer, born 2005
  • Flynn Robinson · American basketball player, 1941–2013
  • Flynn Ogilvie · field hockey player, born 1993
  • Flynn Clarke · association football player, born 2002

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.