Lynn

Unisex

Lynn has been given to 234,778 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1956.

Meaning & origin /lɪn/

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

234,778

Peak year

1956 (8,989 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -16%

Gender split

78% girls / 22% boys

Famous people named Lynn

Michelle Monaghan

American actress

Lynn Margulis

American evolutionary biologist (1938–2011)

Eazy-E

American rapper (1964–1995)

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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