Is Lyn a boy or girl name?
Lyn was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 82.2% of the 8,772 US babies named Lyn were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,697
- Babies named Lyn since 1896
- 8,772
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 330 babies
Boys and girls named Lyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 29 | 25 | 46.3% |
| 1920s | 41 | 80 | 66.1% |
| 1930s | 147 | 266 | 64.4% |
| 1940s | 379 | 1,387 | 78.5% |
| 1950s | 439 | 2,448 | 84.8% |
| 1960s | 302 | 1,787 | 85.5% |
| 1970s | 146 | 699 | 82.7% |
| 1980s | 54 | 252 | 82.4% |
| 1990s | 19 | 127 | 87% |
| 2000s | 0 | 73 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 48 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,697 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,614 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,574 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,543 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,440 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,648 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,209 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,414 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,219 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,991 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,442 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,671 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,357 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,336 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,634 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,275 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,686 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,640 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,534 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,845 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,574 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,115 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,860 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,853 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,455 | 14 | #6,524 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,605 | 13 | #6,884 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,515 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,830 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,887 | 24 | #4,181 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,548 | 19 | #4,777 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,766 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,682 | 25 | #3,585 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,344 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,990 | 18 | #4,372 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,945 | 21 | #3,814 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,909 | 29 | #2,951 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,118 | 32 | #2,873 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,266 | 39 | #2,472 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,777 | 37 | #2,569 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,725 | 50 | #2,038 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,412 | 40 | #2,291 |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,039 | 48 | #2,011 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,890 | 51 | #1,827 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,173 | 71 | #1,455 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,472 | 60 | #1,589 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,370 | 81 | #1,283 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,613 | 81 | #1,271 |
| 1971 | 31 | #1,582 | 111 | #1,091 |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,775 | 106 | #1,115 |
| 1969 | 28 | #1,548 | 120 | #988 |
| 1968 | 49 | #1,060 | 122 | #937 |
| 1967 | 20 | #1,794 | 145 | #840 |
| 1966 | 22 | #1,674 | 131 | #878 |
| 1965 | 25 | #1,580 | 161 | #783 |
| 1964 | 35 | #1,342 | 201 | #733 |
| 1963 | 32 | #1,393 | 198 | #729 |
| 1962 | 23 | #1,696 | 279 | #597 |
| 1961 | 34 | #1,380 | 214 | #711 |
| 1960 | 34 | #1,378 | 216 | #693 |
| 1959 | 44 | #1,179 | 200 | #707 |
| 1958 | 27 | #1,524 | 238 | #638 |
| 1957 | 35 | #1,339 | 280 | #577 |
| 1956 | 41 | #1,199 | 277 | #564 |
| 1955 | 36 | #1,265 | 268 | #554 |
| 1954 | 56 | #1,003 | 274 | #536 |
| 1953 | 51 | #1,018 | 261 | #534 |
| 1952 | 45 | #1,089 | 245 | #547 |
| 1951 | 43 | #1,104 | 223 | #575 |
| 1950 | 61 | #882 | 182 | #631 |
| 1949 | 42 | #1,090 | 195 | #594 |
| 1948 | 44 | #1,069 | 200 | #588 |
| 1947 | 59 | #912 | 225 | #569 |
| 1946 | 50 | #949 | 204 | #554 |
| 1945 | 28 | #1,259 | 138 | #619 |
| 1944 | 37 | #1,098 | 125 | #661 |
| 1943 | 29 | #1,298 | 104 | #760 |
| 1942 | 27 | #1,345 | 77 | #895 |
| 1941 | 36 | #1,101 | 60 | #952 |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,301 | 59 | #940 |
| 1939 | 26 | #1,312 | 52 | #985 |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,661 | 35 | #1,241 |
| 1937 | 20 | #1,563 | 32 | #1,296 |
| 1936 | 19 | #1,577 | 23 | #1,575 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,480 | 20 | #1,749 |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,706 | 28 | #1,393 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,473 | 18 | #1,885 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,004 | 18 | #1,922 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,796 | 26 | #1,482 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,922 | 14 | #2,379 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,260 |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,974 | 14 | #2,461 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,662 | 13 | #2,639 |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,014 | 13 | #2,654 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,748 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,759 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,080 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 10 | #2,911 | 6 | #4,838 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,094 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,999 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,612 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,814 | 10 | #2,995 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,732 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,676 | 9 | #3,032 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,564 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lyn reached #882 in 1950. As a girl name, it reached #534 in 1953. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lyn
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.