Lynn

Where Lynn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Lynn.

  • 1 syllable
Lynn through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #836 among girls, with 5 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1938
    Lynn Margulis born
    American evolutionary biologist
  3. 1942
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  4. 1943
    Lynn Redgrave born
    British actress
  5. 1956
    Peak, #58
    7,736 babies named Lynn, the most in any year.
  6. 1969
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #103.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, usually used as a middle name.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname, popular as a middle name.
  • A female given name, variant of Lyn, popular as a middle name.
Namesakes
  • Lynn Margulis · American evolutionary biologist, 1938–2011
  • Lynn Redgrave · British actress, 1943–2010
  • Lynn Collins · American actress, born 1977
  • Lynn Conway · American computer scientist and electrical engineer, 1938–2024
  • Lynn Fontanne · British actress, 1887–1983

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.