Lynn
#2,542 for girls in 2025, 69 births · #5,861 for boys in 2025, 15 births
Given to girls 77.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1956 · 7,736 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 23 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 182,387since 1880
Lynn over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,542 | 69 | #5,861 | 15 |
| 2024 | #2,798 | 60 | #5,904 | 15 |
| 2023 | #3,140 | 52 | #6,220 | 14 |
| 2022 | #3,033 | 54 | #6,479 | 13 |
| 2021 | #2,558 | 68 | #4,362 | 23 |
| 2020 | #2,257 | 79 | #6,620 | 12 |
| 2019 | #1,999 | 96 | #4,951 | 19 |
| 2018 | #2,478 | 71 | #5,540 | 16 |
| 2017 | #2,129 | 90 | #4,746 | 20 |
| 2016 | #2,093 | 93 | #7,605 | 10 |
| 2015 | #2,236 | 84 | #5,507 | 16 |
| 2014 | #2,154 | 88 | #5,485 | 16 |
| 2013 | #2,083 | 92 | #4,463 | 21 |
| 2012 | #2,078 | 92 | #3,714 | 28 |
| 2011 | #1,829 | 110 | #3,510 | 30 |
| 2010 | #1,830 | 111 | #4,848 | 19 |
| 2009 | #2,139 | 94 | #4,922 | 19 |
| 2008 | #1,966 | 107 | #4,395 | 22 |
| 2007 | #1,621 | 137 | #4,996 | 18 |
| 2006 | #1,743 | 119 | #5,072 | 17 |
| 2005 | #1,417 | 151 | #4,062 | 22 |
| 2004 | #1,562 | 126 | #4,005 | 22 |
| 2003 | #1,395 | 142 | #3,186 | 29 |
| 2002 | #1,394 | 138 | #2,603 | 37 |
| 2001 | #1,282 | 153 | #3,228 | 27 |
| 2000 | #1,182 | 169 | #2,049 | 49 |
| 1999 | #1,185 | 164 | #2,263 | 40 |
| 1998 | #1,129 | 168 | #2,507 | 34 |
| 1997 | #1,053 | 181 | #2,311 | 36 |
| 1996 | #931 | 209 | #2,483 | 31 |
| 1995 | #898 | 211 | #1,887 | 45 |
| 1994 | #785 | 260 | #1,716 | 52 |
| 1993 | #781 | 264 | #1,577 | 57 |
| 1992 | #739 | 286 | #1,525 | 58 |
| 1991 | #648 | 339 | #1,396 | 66 |
| 1990 | #583 | 397 | #1,259 | 77 |
| 1989 | #542 | 420 | #1,145 | 86 |
| 1988 | #484 | 469 | #1,092 | 83 |
| 1987 | #462 | 475 | #1,040 | 84 |
| 1986 | #424 | 514 | #971 | 89 |
| 1985 | #376 | 603 | #857 | 110 |
| 1984 | #329 | 706 | #866 | 103 |
| 1983 | #295 | 788 | #867 | 102 |
| 1982 | #294 | 834 | #798 | 123 |
| 1981 | #260 | 953 | #658 | 170 |
| 1980 | #253 | 1,016 | #662 | 170 |
| 1979 | #242 | 1,070 | #724 | 143 |
| 1978 | #223 | 1,107 | #677 | 152 |
| 1977 | #227 | 1,098 | #692 | 150 |
| 1976 | #215 | 1,147 | #603 | 182 |
| 1975 | #182 | 1,423 | #584 | 192 |
| 1974 | #163 | 1,644 | #533 | 224 |
| 1973 | #145 | 1,933 | #482 | 267 |
| 1972 | #135 | 2,252 | #461 | 291 |
| 1971 | #128 | 2,671 | #444 | 341 |
| 1970 | #119 | 3,264 | #418 | 381 |
| 1969 | #103 | 3,648 | #377 | 432 |
| 1968 | #85 | 4,103 | #363 | 455 |
| 1967 | #81 | 4,196 | #357 | 439 |
| 1966 | #81 | 4,306 | #341 | 485 |
| 1965 | #80 | 4,668 | #334 | 514 |
| 1964 | #72 | 5,675 | #307 | 645 |
| 1963 | #73 | 5,827 | #288 | 719 |
| 1962 | #71 | 6,217 | #264 | 833 |
| 1961 | #71 | 6,441 | #264 | 892 |
| 1960 | #64 | 6,850 | #255 | 959 |
| 1959 | #63 | 7,058 | #251 | 1,008 |
| 1958 | #60 | 7,214 | #239 | 1,052 |
| 1957 | #61 | 7,442 | #210 | 1,274 |
| 1956 | #58 | 7,736 | #208 | 1,253 |
| 1955 | #62 | 7,355 | #196 | 1,333 |
| 1954 | #63 | 6,780 | #187 | 1,415 |
| 1953 | #67 | 5,997 | #170 | 1,555 |
| 1952 | #71 | 5,818 | #167 | 1,592 |
| 1951 | #72 | 5,629 | #155 | 1,669 |
| 1950 | #76 | 5,020 | #154 | 1,623 |
| 1949 | #74 | 4,880 | #159 | 1,580 |
| 1948 | #80 | 4,609 | #157 | 1,572 |
| 1947 | #75 | 4,994 | #151 | 1,781 |
| 1946 | #94 | 3,884 | #154 | 1,530 |
| 1945 | #102 | 2,730 | #156 | 1,218 |
| 1944 | #116 | 2,260 | #153 | 1,290 |
| 1943 | #134 | 2,065 | #147 | 1,442 |
| 1942 | #149 | 1,749 | #146 | 1,394 |
| 1941 | #171 | 1,259 | #141 | 1,351 |
| 1940 | #193 | 957 | #160 | 1,045 |
| 1939 | #202 | 871 | #167 | 885 |
| 1938 | #232 | 722 | #181 | 810 |
| 1937 | #278 | 498 | #186 | 703 |
| 1936 | #307 | 384 | #199 | 614 |
| 1935 | #348 | 339 | #215 | 555 |
| 1934 | #363 | 305 | #216 | 564 |
| 1933 | #378 | 289 | #218 | 527 |
| 1932 | #421 | 244 | #239 | 496 |
| 1931 | #481 | 178 | #263 | 425 |
| 1930 | #542 | 157 | #262 | 458 |
| 1929 | #656 | 112 | #273 | 415 |
| 1928 | #653 | 115 | #263 | 468 |
| 1927 | #631 | 128 | #269 | 447 |
| 1926 | #748 | 92 | #294 | 370 |
| 1925 | #736 | 100 | #273 | 435 |
| 1924 | #839 | 80 | #282 | 409 |
| 1923 | #871 | 71 | #285 | 391 |
| 1922 | #835 | 77 | #287 | 383 |
| 1921 | #964 | 59 | #295 | 366 |
| 1920 | #921 | 62 | #273 | 412 |
| 1919 | #875 | 64 | #290 | 345 |
| 1918 | #862 | 69 | #281 | 362 |
| 1917 | #904 | 58 | #275 | 345 |
| 1916 | #904 | 56 | #287 | 320 |
| 1915 | #1,000 | 44 | #284 | 305 |
| 1914 | #870 | 45 | #293 | 232 |
| 1913 | #946 | 32 | #287 | 192 |
| 1912 | #960 | 28 | #286 | 156 |
| 1911 | #853 | 25 | #336 | 66 |
| 1910 | #896 | 23 | #311 | 63 |
| 1909 | #961 | 18 | #275 | 67 |
| 1908 | #939 | 18 | #310 | 50 |
| 1907 | #1,037 | 14 | #307 | 48 |
| 1906 | #1,002 | 14 | #323 | 40 |
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 | #404 | 28 |
| 1904 | #1,092 | 11 | #312 | 40 |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | #322 | 34 |
| 1902 | #1,219 | 9 | #308 | 39 |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | #353 | 27 |
| 1900 | #1,431 | 8 | #337 | 41 |
| 1899 | #1,099 | 9 | #315 | 31 |
| 1898 | #1,263 | 8 | #268 | 44 |
| 1897 | #1,263 | 7 | #360 | 27 |
| 1896 | #1,416 | 6 | #306 | 37 |
| 1895 | — | #262 | 46 | |
| 1894 | — | #336 | 28 | |
| 1893 | #901 | 11 | #292 | 35 |
| 1892 | — | #292 | 39 | |
| 1891 | #1,332 | 5 | #277 | 34 |
| 1890 | — | #335 | 27 | |
| 1889 | — | #244 | 44 | |
| 1888 | — | #464 | 17 | |
| 1887 | — | #340 | 23 | |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | #336 | 25 |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | #344 | 25 |
| 1884 | — | #336 | 27 | |
| 1883 | — | #284 | 33 | |
| 1882 | — | #332 | 27 | |
| 1881 | — | #360 | 21 | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | #305 | 30 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lynn was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1892, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Lynn is popular in 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Wisconsin#223 · 1 in 1,395
- Iowa#306 · 1 in 1,982
- Massachusetts#321 · 1 in 2,264
- Minnesota#329 · 1 in 2,357
- Maryland#344 · 1 in 2,309
Best ever in a state: #13 in Hawaii, 1951.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #223 | 21 | 1 in 1,395 |
| Iowa | #306 | 8 | 1 in 1,982 |
| Massachusetts | #321 | 17 | 1 in 2,264 |
| Minnesota | #329 | 12 | 1 in 2,357 |
| Maryland | #344 | 12 | 1 in 2,309 |
| Pennsylvania | #365 | 27 | 1 in 2,660 |
| Ohio | #367 | 25 | 1 in 2,794 |
| Connecticut | #370 | 7 | 1 in 2,731 |
| Indiana | #387 | 12 | 1 in 2,862 |
| Michigan | #393 | 21 | 1 in 2,878 |
| Oregon | #420 | 6 | 1 in 2,678 |
| New Jersey | #437 | 15 | 1 in 3,199 |
| Washington | #442 | 10 | 1 in 2,948 |
| New York | #452 | 39 | 1 in 3,046 |
| Illinois | #474 | 23 | 1 in 3,361 |
| Missouri | #507 | 8 | 1 in 4,066 |
| North Carolina | #511 | 10 | 1 in 4,068 |
| Virginia | #516 | 9 | 1 in 4,123 |
| Florida | #566 | 18 | 1 in 4,279 |
| California | #729 | 42 | 1 in 5,809 |
| Georgia | #791 | 6 | 1 in 6,974 |
| Texas | #890 | 17 | 1 in 7,846 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Lynn
- 256 spots since 2024 (#2,798 → #2,542)
- 285 spots since 2020 (#2,257 → #2,542)
- 306 spots since 2015 (#2,236 → #2,542)
- Biggest jump: 129 spots in 1922 (#964 → #835)
- Biggest drop: 130 spots in 1915 (#870 → #1,000)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1956 at #58 (7,736 births)
- Births halved by 1969, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 23 yrs · run 1946–1968
- Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1908–1996
- Highest: 1 in 260 girls born in 1956 were named Lynn (0.39%)
- Latest: 1 in 23,294 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 36.2% of all girls named Lynn (66,049) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1941, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | #836 (1880) | #997 |
| 1890s | 46 | #901 (1893) | #1,212 |
| 1900s | 121 | #939 (1908) | #1,136 |
| 1910s | 444 | #853 (1911) | #907 |
| 1920s | 896 | #631 (1927) | #785 |
| 1930s | 3,987 | #202 (1939) | #355 |
| 1940s | 29,387 | #74 (1949) | #119 |
| 1950s | 66,049 | #58 (1956) | #65 |
| 1960s | 51,931 | #64 (1960) | #78 |
| 1970s | 17,609 | #119 (1970) | #178 |
| 1980s | 6,778 | #253 (1980) | #372 |
| 1990s | 2,479 | #583 (1990) | #873 |
| 2000s | 1,336 | #1,182 (2000) | #1,570 |
| 2010s | 927 | #1,829 (2011) | #2,091 |
| 2020s | 382 | #2,257 (2020) | #2,721 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lynn in 1989
Top girls' names in 1989
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
girls
1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 4,389 of them was named Lynn, which outranked 96.3% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 23,267 of them was named Lynn, which outranked 87.6% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,140Maximillian87
- #1,140Tariq87
- #1,140Tavaris87
- #1,145Lynn86
- #1,145Deshaun86
- #1,145Fletcher86
- #1,145Juston86
- #1,150Donavon85
- #1,150Jorden85
- #1,150Kevan85
Tied with 4 names at #1,145; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.