Lynn is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1956 and has since faded.
Lynn is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,558 among girls (69) and #6,032 among boys (15) — overall #3,996 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | 84 | #2,558 | #6,032 |
| 2024 | 75 | 75 | #2,811 | #6,072 |
| 2023 | 66 | 66 | #3,165 | #6,385 |
| 2022 | 67 | 67 | #3,059 | #6,698 |
| 2021 | 91 | 91 | #2,577 | #4,447 |
| 2020 | 91 | 91 | #2,272 | #6,873 |
| 2019 | 115 | 115 | #2,004 | #5,079 |
| 2018 | 87 | 87 | #2,497 | #5,688 |
| 2017 | 110 | 110 | #2,138 | #4,863 |
| 2016 | 103 | 103 | #2,105 | #7,934 |
| 2015 | 100 | 100 | #2,253 | #5,643 |
| 2014 | 104 | 104 | #2,165 | #5,620 |
| 2013 | 113 | 113 | #2,088 | #4,558 |
| 2012 | 120 | 120 | #2,088 | #3,766 |
| 2011 | 140 | 140 | #1,834 | #3,568 |
| 2010 | 130 | 130 | #1,838 | #4,961 |
| 2009 | 113 | 113 | #2,140 | #5,038 |
| 2008 | 129 | 129 | #1,973 | #4,482 |
| 2007 | 155 | 155 | #1,630 | #5,137 |
| 2006 | 136 | 136 | #1,753 | #5,221 |
| 2005 | 173 | 173 | #1,424 | #4,142 |
| 2004 | 148 | 148 | #1,568 | #4,086 |
| 2003 | 171 | 171 | #1,405 | #3,246 |
| 2002 | 175 | 175 | #1,402 | #2,622 |
| 2001 | 180 | 180 | #1,283 | #3,284 |
| 2000 | 218 | 218 | #1,185 | #2,075 |
| 1999 | 204 | 204 | #1,185 | #2,288 |
| 1998 | 202 | 202 | #1,130 | #2,537 |
| 1997 | 217 | — | #1,055 | #2,331 |
| 1996 | 240 | — | #933 | #2,515 |
| 1995 | 256 | — | #900 | #1,904 |
| 1994 | 312 | — | #787 | #1,725 |
| 1993 | 321 | — | #782 | #1,593 |
| 1992 | 344 | — | #741 | #1,537 |
| 1991 | 405 | — | #650 | #1,406 |
| 1990 | 474 | — | #583 | #1,265 |
| 1989 | 506 | — | #542 | #1,148 |
| 1988 | 552 | — | #484 | #1,094 |
| 1987 | 559 | — | #462 | #1,044 |
| 1986 | 603 | — | #424 | #978 |
| 1985 | 713 | — | #377 | #865 |
| 1984 | 809 | — | #329 | #868 |
| 1983 | 890 | — | #295 | #871 |
| 1982 | 957 | — | #295 | #801 |
| 1981 | 1,123 | — | #260 | #659 |
| 1980 | 1,186 | — | #253 | #663 |
| 1979 | 1,213 | — | #242 | #725 |
| 1978 | 1,259 | — | #223 | #679 |
| 1977 | 1,248 | — | #227 | #694 |
| 1976 | 1,329 | — | #215 | #606 |
| 1975 | 1,615 | — | #182 | #584 |
| 1974 | 1,868 | — | #163 | #533 |
| 1973 | 2,200 | — | #145 | #482 |
| 1972 | 2,543 | — | #135 | #461 |
| 1971 | 3,012 | — | #128 | #444 |
| 1970 | 3,645 | — | #119 | #420 |
| 1969 | 4,080 | — | #103 | #377 |
| 1968 | 4,558 | — | #85 | #363 |
| 1967 | 4,635 | — | #81 | #357 |
| 1966 | 4,791 | — | #81 | #341 |
| 1965 | 5,182 | — | #80 | #335 |
| 1964 | 6,320 | — | #72 | #307 |
| 1963 | 6,546 | — | #73 | #288 |
| 1962 | 7,050 | — | #71 | #264 |
| 1961 | 7,333 | — | #71 | #264 |
| 1960 | 7,809 | — | #64 | #256 |
| 1959 | 8,066 | — | #63 | #252 |
| 1958 | 8,266 | — | #60 | #239 |
| 1957 | 8,716 | — | #61 | #210 |
| 1956 | 8,989 | — | #58 | #208 |
| 1955 | 8,688 | — | #62 | #196 |
| 1954 | 8,195 | — | #63 | #187 |
| 1953 | 7,552 | — | #67 | #170 |
| 1952 | 7,410 | — | #71 | #167 |
| 1951 | 7,298 | — | #72 | #155 |
| 1950 | 6,643 | — | #76 | #154 |
| 1949 | 6,460 | — | #74 | #159 |
| 1948 | 6,181 | — | #80 | #157 |
| 1947 | 6,775 | — | #75 | #151 |
| 1946 | 5,414 | — | #94 | #154 |
| 1945 | 3,948 | — | #102 | #156 |
| 1944 | 3,550 | — | #116 | #153 |
| 1943 | 3,507 | — | #134 | #147 |
| 1942 | 3,143 | — | #149 | #146 |
| 1941 | 2,610 | — | #171 | #141 |
| 1940 | 2,002 | — | #193 | #160 |
| 1939 | 1,756 | — | #202 | #167 |
| 1938 | 1,532 | — | #232 | #181 |
| 1937 | 1,201 | — | #278 | #186 |
| 1936 | 998 | — | #308 | #199 |
| 1935 | 894 | — | #348 | #215 |
| 1934 | 869 | — | #363 | #216 |
| 1933 | 816 | — | #378 | #218 |
| 1932 | 740 | — | #422 | #239 |
| 1931 | 603 | — | #482 | #263 |
| 1930 | 615 | — | #542 | #262 |
| 1929 | 527 | — | #660 | #273 |
| 1928 | 583 | — | #654 | #264 |
| 1927 | 575 | — | #631 | #269 |
| 1926 | 462 | — | #753 | #295 |
| 1925 | 535 | — | #738 | #273 |
| 1924 | 489 | — | #842 | #282 |
| 1923 | 462 | — | #875 | #285 |
| 1922 | 460 | — | #839 | #287 |
| 1921 | 425 | — | #967 | #295 |
| 1920 | 474 | — | #927 | #274 |
| 1919 | 409 | — | #880 | #290 |
| 1918 | 431 | — | #865 | #282 |
| 1917 | 403 | — | #909 | #276 |
| 1916 | 376 | — | #910 | #287 |
| 1915 | 349 | — | #1,006 | #284 |
| 1914 | 277 | — | #872 | #295 |
| 1913 | 224 | — | #957 | #287 |
| 1912 | 184 | — | #968 | #287 |
| 1911 | 91 | — | #864 | #336 |
| 1910 | 86 | — | #907 | #313 |
| 1909 | 85 | — | #984 | #276 |
| 1908 | 68 | — | #956 | #313 |
| 1907 | 62 | — | #1,071 | #307 |
| 1906 | 54 | — | #1,025 | #327 |
| 1905 | 42 | — | #1,046 | #407 |
| 1904 | 51 | — | #1,148 | #318 |
| 1903 | 43 | — | #1,270 | #325 |
| 1902 | 48 | — | #1,280 | #310 |
| 1901 | 33 | — | #1,586 | #356 |
| 1900 | 49 | — | #1,516 | #341 |
| 1899 | 40 | — | #1,153 | #320 |
| 1898 | 52 | — | #1,333 | #270 |
| 1897 | 34 | — | #1,336 | #364 |
| 1896 | 43 | — | #1,508 | #308 |
| 1895 | 46 | — | — | #264 |
| 1894 | 28 | — | — | #346 |
| 1893 | 46 | — | #940 | #295 |
| 1892 | 39 | — | — | #295 |
| 1891 | 39 | — | #1,448 | #279 |
| 1890 | 27 | — | — | #339 |
| 1889 | 44 | — | — | #246 |
| 1888 | 17 | — | — | #475 |
| 1887 | 23 | — | — | #348 |
| 1886 | 30 | — | #1,210 | #344 |
| 1885 | 30 | — | #1,141 | #352 |
| 1884 | 27 | — | — | #343 |
| 1883 | 33 | — | — | #288 |
| 1882 | 27 | — | — | #341 |
| 1881 | 21 | — | — | #373 |
| 1880 | 35 | — | #897 | #309 |