Flynn

#7,133 for girls in 2025, 15 births · #827 for boys in 2025, 299 births
Given to boys 93.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
2021 · 418 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
6,681
since 1913

Flynn over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202022peak #4,543, 2013girlsboysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,13315#827299
2024#6,64217#735355
2023#5,12625#782323
2022#5,02826#715369
2021#8,46412#654418
2020#8,40612#659398
2019#6,41418#714342
2018#6,24819#780295
2017#6,28719#757311
2016#5,79622#679375
2015#6,03621#695362
2014#6,20720#658391
2013#4,54331#667362
2012#5,89522#701339
2011#8,19614#937212
2010#7,88015#1,80681
2009#11,4599#1,82581
2008#8,96513#1,86178
2007#9,00713#2,11764
2006#10,61110#2,12661
2005#7,13816#1,92266
2004#9,89210#1,76371
2003#6,05519#1,81565
2002#6,39217#2,24946
2001#7,31714#2,56237
2000#9,8749#2,04949
1999#8,80510#2,46236
1998#12,4266#3,29623
1997#12,0706#3,26122
1996#13,5185#3,10723
1995—#3,30320
1994—#3,75117
1993—#3,81916
1992—#3,74816
1991—#3,81315
1990—#3,97114
1989—#4,01713
1988—#4,16211
1987#8,7787#3,95911
1986#8,5237#3,88211
1985—#2,94216
1984—#2,95615
1983—#3,07114
1982—#2,51819
1981—#3,41212
1980—#2,72917
1979—#2,37920
1978—#4,1578
1977—#3,20312
1976—#4,9356
1975—#2,90213
1974—#3,8378
1973—#3,22310
1972—#2,41815
1971—#2,97311
1970—#2,62113
1969—#2,30814
1968—#2,57611
1967—#2,03015
1966—#2,9868
1965—#2,08415
1964—#1,65523
1963—#2,20014
1962—#2,50411
1961—#2,32213
1960—#2,21014
1959—#2,66310
1958—#2,26513
1957—#2,09315
1956—#3,2167
1955—#2,04815
1954—#2,9428
1953—#2,9058
1952—#2,6809
1951——
1950—#2,32111
1949—#2,6069
1948—#3,6685
1947—#2,8628
1946—#2,14312
1945—#2,5748
1944—#3,4305
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1938—#2,8687
1937—#2,6808
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First appearance
1913

The first year at least five boys were named Flynn! It came in at #2,821, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1917–1918, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Flynn is popular in 2022

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #173 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 489 boysAKMaine: #202 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 676 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedNHWashington: #742 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,155 boysWAIdaho: #232 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 803 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #357 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,466 boysMNIllinois: #544 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,876 boysILWisconsin: #361 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,690 boysWIMichigan: #559 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,964 boysMINew York: #1,457 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 12,454 boysNYMassachusetts: #551 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,456 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedRIOregon: #428 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,910 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedIAIndiana: #651 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,581 boysINOhio: #534 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,950 boysOHPennsylvania: #600 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,569 boysPANew Jersey: #819 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,815 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #733 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 5,112 boysCAUtah: #432 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,894 boysUTColorado: #647 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,637 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedNEMissouri: #532 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,797 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #622 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,490 boysVAMaryland: #591 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,106 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedDEArizona: #506 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,510 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedNMKansas: #569 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,733 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedARTennessee: #912 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,985 boysTNNorth Carolina: #869 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,662 boysNCSouth Carolina: #736 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,100 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #690 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,549 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedMSAlabama: #690 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,672 boysALGeorgia: #1,338 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,246 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Flynn, so not publishedHITexas: #1,241 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 11,169 boysTXFlorida: #1,171 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 9,534 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#173 · 1 in 489
  2. Maine#202 · 1 in 676
  3. Idaho#232 · 1 in 803
  4. Minnesota#357 · 1 in 1,466
  5. Wisconsin#361 · 1 in 1,690

Best ever in a state: #173 in Alaska, 2022.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#17351 in 489
Maine#20261 in 676
Idaho#232101 in 803
Minnesota#357171 in 1,466
Wisconsin#361141 in 1,690
Oregon#42881 in 1,910
Utah#432101 in 1,894
Arizona#506131 in 2,510
Missouri#532101 in 2,797
Ohio#534181 in 2,950
Illinois#544181 in 2,876
Massachusetts#55181 in 3,456
Michigan#559141 in 2,964
Kansas#56951 in 2,733
Maryland#59181 in 3,106
Pennsylvania#600151 in 3,569
Virginia#622111 in 3,490
Colorado#64771 in 3,637
Indiana#65191 in 3,581
Alabama#69061 in 3,672
Oklahoma#69051 in 3,549
California#733371 in 5,112
South Carolina#73651 in 4,100
Washington#74281 in 4,155
New Jersey#81971 in 5,815
North Carolina#86991 in 5,662
Tennessee#91261 in 5,985
Florida#1,171101 in 9,534
Texas#1,241161 in 11,169
Georgia#1,33851 in 10,246
New York#1,45771 in 12,454
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Flynn
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 92 spots since 2024 (#735 → #827)
  • 168 spots since 2020 (#659 → #827)
  • 132 spots since 2015 (#695 → #827)
  • Biggest jump: 869 spots in 2011 (#1,806 → #937)
  • Biggest drop: 92 spots in 2025 (#735 → #827)
Rise & fade · boys
108 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1913
  • Peaked 2021 at #654 (418 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 15 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 15 yrs · run 2011–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,185
  • Highest: 1 in 4,185 boys born in 2021 were named Flynn (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,713 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 46.0% of all boys named Flynn (3,070) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s36#2,730 (1916)#3,335
1920s16#3,780 (1927)#4,043
1930s28#2,609 (1939)#3,040
1940s60#1,997 (1941)#2,754
1950s96#2,048 (1955)#2,570
1960s138#1,655 (1964)#2,288
1970s116#2,379 (1979)#3,265
1980s139#2,518 (1982)#3,365
1990s202#2,462 (1999)#3,453
2000s618#1,763 (2004)#2,029
2010s3,070#658 (2014)#839
2020s2,162#654 (2021)#729

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Flynn in 2022

girls
#5,028
26 births · 1 in 63,082 girls
boys
#715
369 births · 1 in 4,732 boys

Top girls' names in 2022

  1. #1Olivia16,670
  2. #2Emma14,512
  3. #3Charlotte12,952
  4. #4Amelia12,415
  5. #5Sophia12,382
  6. #6Isabella11,761
  7. #7Ava11,107
  8. #8Mia11,077
  9. #9Evelyn9,332
  10. #10Luna8,977
  11. #5,028Flynn26

Top boys' names in 2022

  1. #1Liam20,579
  2. #2Noah18,758
  3. #3Oliver15,176
  4. #4James12,119
  5. #5Elijah12,094
  6. #6William11,356
  7. #7Henry11,272
  8. #8Lucas10,973
  9. #9Benjamin10,912
  10. #10Theodore10,824
  11. #715Flynn369
More about 2022

girls

1,640,131 girls got a published name in 2022; 1 in 63,082 of them was named Flynn, which outranked 71.7% of the 17,760 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Flynn
  1. #4,907Zlata27
  2. #4,907Zuleyka27
  3. #4,907Zuleyma27
  4. #5,028Flynn26
  5. #5,028Aarushi26
  6. #5,028Adaiah26
  7. #5,028Adalet26
  8. #5,172Abeeha25
  9. #5,172Ace25
  10. #5,172Airi25

Tied with 143 names at #5,028; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 698Wrenlee#1,410 → #712
  2. ↑ 686Neriah#1,680 → #994
  3. ↑ 487Arlet#1,229 → #742
  4. ↑ 424Georgina#1,304 → #880
  5. ↑ 413Amiri#1,293 → #880
Fallers
  1. ↓ 282Tatiana#992 → #1,274
  2. ↓ 245Alaiya#721 → #966
  3. ↓ 239Aarna#967 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 231Jaylene#975 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 227Aviana#521 → #748

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,746,008 boys got a published name in 2022; 1 in 4,732 of them was named Flynn, which outranked 95.0% of the 14,333 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Flynn
  1. #711Salvador371
  2. #713Derrick370
  3. #713Louie370
  4. #715Flynn369
  5. #715Ty369
  6. #717Mohammed368
  7. #718Musa367
  8. #718Westley367

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2021
Risers
  1. ↑ 988Dutton#1,823 → #835
  2. ↑ 489Kayce#1,076 → #587
  3. ↑ 412Chosen#1,307 → #895
  4. ↑ 396Khaza#1,230 → #834
  5. ↑ 348Eithan#849 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Jacoby#885 → #1,209
  2. ↓ 243Turner#937 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 233Aydin#897 → #1,130
  4. ↓ 218Juelz#991 → #1,209
  5. ↓ 216Jamal#868 → #1,084

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2022 →