Flynn is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Flynn is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #828 among boys (299) and #7,245 among girls (15) — overall #1,633 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 314 | 314 | #7,245 | #828 |
| 2024 | 372 | 372 | #6,742 | #736 |
| 2023 | 348 | 348 | #5,169 | #783 |
| 2022 | 395 | 395 | #5,072 | #715 |
| 2021 | 430 | 430 | #8,658 | #654 |
| 2020 | 410 | 410 | #8,574 | #659 |
| 2019 | 360 | 360 | #6,518 | #716 |
| 2018 | 314 | 314 | #6,343 | #780 |
| 2017 | 330 | 330 | #6,364 | #757 |
| 2016 | 397 | 397 | #5,855 | #679 |
| 2015 | 383 | 383 | #6,104 | #695 |
| 2014 | 411 | 411 | #6,283 | #658 |
| 2013 | 393 | 393 | #4,566 | #667 |
| 2012 | 361 | 361 | #5,975 | #702 |
| 2011 | 226 | 226 | #8,340 | #939 |
| 2010 | 96 | 96 | #8,028 | #1,809 |
| 2009 | 90 | 90 | #11,791 | #1,831 |
| 2008 | 91 | 91 | #9,141 | #1,863 |
| 2007 | 77 | 77 | #9,177 | #2,124 |
| 2006 | 71 | 71 | #10,854 | #2,131 |
| 2005 | 82 | 82 | #7,250 | #1,928 |
| 2004 | 81 | 81 | #10,163 | #1,767 |
| 2003 | 84 | 84 | #6,150 | #1,823 |
| 2002 | 63 | 63 | #6,489 | #2,266 |
| 2001 | 51 | 51 | #7,449 | #2,580 |
| 2000 | 58 | 58 | #10,166 | #2,065 |
| 1999 | 46 | 46 | #9,018 | #2,482 |
| 1998 | 29 | 29 | #12,973 | #3,325 |
| 1997 | 28 | — | #12,615 | #3,287 |
| 1996 | 28 | — | #14,235 | #3,146 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | — | #3,352 |
| 1994 | 17 | — | — | #3,798 |
| 1993 | 16 | — | — | #3,887 |
| 1992 | 16 | — | — | #3,806 |
| 1991 | 15 | — | — | #3,878 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | — | #4,043 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | — | #4,106 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | — | #4,263 |
| 1987 | 18 | — | #9,090 | #4,056 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #8,841 | #3,963 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | — | #2,992 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | — | #3,002 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | — | #3,124 |
| 1982 | 19 | — | — | #2,537 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | — | #3,484 |
| 1980 | 17 | — | — | #2,760 |
| 1979 | 20 | — | — | #2,409 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | — | #4,287 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | — | #3,268 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | — | #5,146 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | — | #2,958 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | — | #3,948 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | — | #3,289 |
| 1972 | 15 | — | — | #2,464 |
| 1971 | 11 | — | — | #3,029 |
| 1970 | 13 | — | — | #2,663 |
| 1969 | 14 | — | — | #2,350 |
| 1968 | 11 | — | — | #2,630 |
| 1967 | 15 | — | — | #2,065 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | — | #3,072 |
| 1965 | 15 | — | — | #2,116 |
| 1964 | 23 | — | — | #1,672 |
| 1963 | 14 | — | — | #2,238 |
| 1962 | 11 | — | — | #2,568 |
| 1961 | 13 | — | — | #2,358 |
| 1960 | 14 | — | — | #2,251 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | — | #2,710 |
| 1958 | 13 | — | — | #2,299 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | — | #2,122 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | — | #3,314 |
| 1955 | 15 | — | — | #2,079 |
| 1954 | 8 | — | — | #3,030 |
| 1953 | 8 | — | — | #2,997 |
| 1952 | 9 | — | — | #2,749 |
| 1950 | 11 | — | — | #2,361 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | — | #2,676 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | — | #3,861 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | — | #2,958 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | — | #2,193 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | — | #2,635 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | — | #3,599 |
| 1941 | 13 | — | — | #2,032 |
| 1939 | 8 | — | — | #2,683 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | — | #2,974 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | — | #2,750 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | — | #4,204 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,365 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | — | #3,926 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,460 |
| 1919 | 7 | — | — | #3,536 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | — | #4,198 |
| 1916 | 9 | — | — | #2,794 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | — | #4,035 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | — | #3,442 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | — | #2,986 |