Lynn

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A few things about Lynn you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Lynn

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

Choose Lynn and your child shares a first name with Lynn Redgrave, a British actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lynn, like who?” Lynn Redgrave's Wikipedia article is available in 49 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 23,310 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lynn, 69 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lynn would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLynn has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Lynns, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1956, when it ranked #58. Today it's #2,542, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowLynn was 2.2× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 10,741 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 23,310.
• 🍂TrendLynn has slipped 285 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,542. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlLynn is given to both boys and girls: 82% of the 84 babies named Lynn in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Welsh, Lynn means “lake, pool”. Our records link it to American and English roots.

About the name Lynn

Lynn is a gender-neutral name of American and English origin meaning “lake, pool”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with L and ending in “-ynn”. US birth records list Lynn for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 135 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked #58 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,542, with 69 babies. Of the 84 US babies named Lynn in 2025, 82% were girls and 18% were boys.

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