Lyn is an uncommon variant of Lynn that peaked in 1954 and has since faded.
Lyn is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #10,579 for girl births in the United States (and #17,933 across all names), given to 9 babies. Lyn first appears in 1896 and peaked in 1957 (280 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #10,579 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | #11,741 | — |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #14,622 | — |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #16,585 | — |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #13,549 | — |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #12,441 | — |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | #15,650 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #18,211 | — |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #14,414 | — |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #14,220 | — |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | #12,992 | — |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #16,443 | — |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #16,672 | — |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #19,359 | — |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | #10,337 | — |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | #13,885 | — |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | #9,634 | — |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #13,276 | — |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #14,687 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #10,641 | — |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #16,534 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #15,845 | — |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #6,574 | — |
| 1997 | 13 | — | #7,115 | — |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #14,860 | — |
| 1995 | 11 | — | #7,853 | — |
| 1994 | 21 | — | #6,523 | #7,454 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | #6,885 | #9,605 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #6,515 | — |
| 1991 | 13 | — | #6,830 | — |
| 1990 | 31 | — | #4,181 | #6,887 |
| 1989 | 25 | — | #4,777 | #7,548 |
| 1988 | 18 | — | #4,766 | — |
| 1987 | 30 | — | #3,585 | #7,681 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | #5,344 | — |
| 1985 | 26 | — | #4,373 | #4,990 |
| 1984 | 26 | — | #3,814 | #6,947 |
| 1983 | 34 | — | #2,950 | #6,909 |
| 1982 | 42 | — | #2,874 | #4,119 |
| 1981 | 46 | — | #2,471 | #5,267 |
| 1980 | 45 | — | #2,569 | #4,777 |
| 1979 | 61 | — | #2,037 | #3,726 |
| 1978 | 48 | — | #2,291 | #4,412 |
| 1977 | 57 | — | #2,011 | #4,037 |
| 1976 | 60 | — | #1,828 | #3,891 |
| 1975 | 83 | — | #1,455 | #3,174 |
| 1974 | 70 | — | #1,589 | #3,471 |
| 1973 | 98 | — | #1,283 | #2,370 |
| 1972 | 95 | — | #1,271 | #2,614 |
| 1971 | 142 | — | #1,091 | #1,582 |
| 1970 | 131 | — | #1,115 | #1,774 |
| 1969 | 148 | — | #988 | #1,548 |
| 1968 | 171 | — | #937 | #1,061 |
| 1967 | 165 | — | #840 | #1,795 |
| 1966 | 153 | — | #878 | #1,674 |
| 1965 | 186 | — | #783 | #1,580 |
| 1964 | 236 | — | #733 | #1,341 |
| 1963 | 230 | — | #729 | #1,393 |
| 1962 | 302 | — | #597 | #1,696 |
| 1961 | 248 | — | #711 | #1,380 |
| 1960 | 250 | — | #693 | #1,377 |
| 1959 | 244 | — | #707 | #1,180 |
| 1958 | 265 | — | #638 | #1,524 |
| 1957 | 315 | — | #577 | #1,339 |
| 1956 | 318 | — | #564 | #1,199 |
| 1955 | 304 | — | #554 | #1,265 |
| 1954 | 330 | — | #536 | #1,003 |
| 1953 | 312 | — | #534 | #1,018 |
| 1952 | 290 | — | #547 | #1,090 |
| 1951 | 266 | — | #574 | #1,104 |
| 1950 | 243 | — | #631 | #882 |
| 1949 | 237 | — | #594 | #1,090 |
| 1948 | 244 | — | #588 | #1,069 |
| 1947 | 284 | — | #569 | #912 |
| 1946 | 254 | — | #554 | #949 |
| 1945 | 166 | — | #619 | #1,259 |
| 1944 | 162 | — | #661 | #1,098 |
| 1943 | 133 | — | #760 | #1,298 |
| 1942 | 104 | — | #895 | #1,345 |
| 1941 | 96 | — | #952 | #1,101 |
| 1940 | 86 | — | #940 | #1,301 |
| 1939 | 78 | — | #985 | #1,312 |
| 1938 | 53 | — | #1,241 | #1,661 |
| 1937 | 52 | — | #1,296 | #1,563 |
| 1936 | 42 | — | #1,575 | #1,577 |
| 1935 | 30 | — | #1,749 | #2,480 |
| 1934 | 46 | — | #1,393 | #1,706 |
| 1933 | 28 | — | #1,885 | #2,473 |
| 1932 | 26 | — | #1,922 | #3,004 |
| 1931 | 35 | — | #1,482 | #2,796 |
| 1930 | 23 | — | #2,379 | #2,922 |
| 1929 | 15 | — | #2,260 | — |
| 1928 | 20 | — | #2,461 | #3,974 |
| 1927 | 20 | — | #2,639 | #3,663 |
| 1926 | 19 | — | #2,654 | #4,014 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #4,748 | — |
| 1924 | 13 | — | #2,759 | — |
| 1923 | 6 | — | — | #4,080 |
| 1921 | 16 | — | #4,838 | #2,911 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | — | #4,094 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | — | #3,999 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | #4,612 | — |
| 1917 | 16 | — | #2,995 | #3,814 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | — | #3,732 |
| 1915 | 15 | — | #3,032 | #3,676 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | — | #3,564 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,201 |