Lin is a rare variant of Liana that peaked in 1959 and has since faded.
Lin is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #12,636 for girl births in the United States (and #21,166 across all names), given to 7 babies. Lin was first reported in SSA data in 1898 and peaked in 1952 (35 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | #12,636 | — |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #14,522 | #13,453 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | #16,605 | #8,648 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #10,112 | #13,553 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | #12,955 | #11,590 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #11,696 | — |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | #8,415 | — |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | #17,121 | — |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #17,369 | — |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #11,411 | #13,424 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #15,624 | #11,560 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 | #9,306 | #13,272 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | #14,038 | #10,310 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | #10,932 | #13,443 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | #18,420 | #9,279 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #12,978 | #8,529 |
| 2009 | 16 | 16 | #11,148 | #11,891 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | #19,289 | #9,525 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | #10,544 | — |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 | #12,010 | #11,498 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | #7,351 | — |
| 2004 | 22 | 22 | #7,268 | #10,812 |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | #6,777 | — |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #13,033 | — |
| 2001 | 18 | 18 | #8,520 | #10,044 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #9,589 | — |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | #9,208 | — |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | #13,405 | — |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #11,536 | — |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #12,777 | — |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #8,459 | — |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #11,254 | — |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #7,824 | — |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #10,041 | — |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #14,435 | — |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #12,254 | #6,185 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | #11,703 | #8,702 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | #9,881 | #8,033 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | — | #6,621 |
| 1986 | 15 | — | #7,462 | #6,402 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #6,284 | #7,153 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #9,832 | — |
| 1983 | 10 | — | #6,482 | — |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,643 | — |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #8,639 | #6,878 |
| 1980 | 20 | — | #4,870 | #6,856 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | — | #5,562 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #7,755 | — |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #8,590 | #5,186 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #9,553 | #4,440 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | #7,973 | #4,331 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,795 | — |
| 1971 | 15 | — | #5,800 | #4,711 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | #7,575 | #4,532 |
| 1969 | 21 | — | #4,892 | #2,791 |
| 1968 | 24 | — | #4,365 | #2,401 |
| 1967 | 24 | — | #3,965 | #2,423 |
| 1966 | 29 | — | #3,467 | #2,101 |
| 1965 | 20 | — | #4,086 | #2,906 |
| 1964 | 27 | — | #3,444 | #2,497 |
| 1963 | 36 | — | #2,744 | #2,166 |
| 1962 | 40 | — | #2,635 | #1,933 |
| 1961 | 36 | — | #3,408 | #1,801 |
| 1960 | 51 | — | #1,940 | #2,091 |
| 1959 | 59 | — | #2,039 | #1,517 |
| 1958 | 39 | — | #2,542 | #1,934 |
| 1957 | 50 | — | #1,888 | #2,064 |
| 1956 | 43 | — | #2,678 | #1,627 |
| 1955 | 51 | — | #1,930 | #1,762 |
| 1954 | 45 | — | #2,004 | #1,935 |
| 1953 | 54 | — | #1,992 | #1,469 |
| 1952 | 53 | — | #1,667 | #1,834 |
| 1951 | 43 | — | #2,090 | #1,711 |
| 1950 | 37 | — | #2,220 | #1,857 |
| 1949 | 35 | — | #2,249 | #1,992 |
| 1948 | 42 | — | #2,049 | #1,742 |
| 1947 | 38 | — | #2,321 | #1,763 |
| 1946 | 27 | — | #2,816 | #1,996 |
| 1945 | 23 | — | #3,859 | #1,738 |
| 1944 | 27 | — | #2,708 | #1,858 |
| 1943 | 27 | — | #3,676 | #1,676 |
| 1942 | 26 | — | #3,324 | #1,774 |
| 1941 | 21 | — | #2,605 | #2,581 |
| 1940 | 20 | — | #2,872 | #2,418 |
| 1939 | 13 | — | #4,047 | #3,002 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #4,695 | — |
| 1937 | 12 | — | #3,645 | #3,827 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | — | #2,763 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | — | #3,478 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | — | #3,520 |
| 1933 | 8 | — | — | #2,885 |
| 1932 | 11 | — | — | #2,403 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #4,100 |
| 1930 | 15 | — | #4,938 | #2,709 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | — | #3,425 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | — | #2,975 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | — | #3,049 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | — | #3,282 |
| 1925 | 11 | — | — | #2,683 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,699 |
| 1923 | 12 | — | — | #2,540 |
| 1922 | 7 | — | — | #3,722 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | — | #4,702 |
| 1919 | 9 | — | — | #3,022 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | — | #4,534 |
| 1917 | 11 | — | #4,982 | #3,798 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | — | #3,369 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | — | #3,075 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,233 |