Lyn
3 countries#10107 in United States, 2025US
#10107
in United States, 2025
SCOT
430
total births, Scotland
FR
#1319
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
9,423
Peak year (United States)
1954
Peak-year count
330
First recorded
1896
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Lyn was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotlandFrance
Country by country
United States
8,781 births recorded 1896–2025 · currently #10107 · peaked in 1954 with 330 births
Most common in: California, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
430 births recorded 1974–1998 · peaked in 1974 with 48 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
France
212 births recorded 1993–2022 · currently #1319 · peaked in 2022 with 29 births
Most common in: Rhône, Hauts-de-Seine, Isère, Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Lyn’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | #10102 | — |
| 2002 | #13595 | ↓3493 |
| 2003 | #12408 | ↑1187 |
| 2004 | #9264 | ↑3144 |
| 2005 | #13010 | ↓3746 |
| 2006 | #9901 | ↑3109 |
| 2007 | #17636 | ↓7735 |
| 2008 | #15405 | ↑2231 |
| 2009 | #15242 | ↑163 |
| 2010 | #12276 | ↑2966 |
| 2011 | #13347 | ↓1071 |
| 2012 | #13483 | ↓136 |
| 2013 | #16547 | ↓3064 |
| 2015 | #14482 | ↑2065 |
| 2016 | #11781 | ↑2701 |
| 2017 | #12713 | ↓932 |
| 2020 | #15088 | ↓2375 |
| 2022 | #13592 | ↑1496 |
| 2024 | #11122 | ↑2470 |
| 2025 | #10107 | ↑1015 |