Lyn

Boy · recorded 1896–1994

  • 1994last recorded
  • 1896best year

Most popular in 1896.

Last recorded in 1994. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Lyn.

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Its story

Popularity since 1896

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 73 recorded years as a table
Lyn, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189642
19148
19157
19167
19176
19196
19206
19219
19235
19265
19276
19285
19308
19319
19328
193310
193417
193510
193618
193719
193816
193923
194023
194129
194220
194320
194427
194521
194631
194732
194825
194924
195034
195123
195223
195326
195427
195517
195619
195716
195813
195921
196016
196116
196211
196316
196418
196513
196612
196711
196828
196916
197013
197118
19729
197311
19746
19758
19766
19775
19785
19796
19804
19814
19826
19833
19843
19854
19873
19893
19903
19933
19944

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Lyn isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1994
7
Rank in 1994
#6,968
How rare
1 in 276,004 boys
Since 1896
1,561

Lyn was last recorded in 1994. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1896, at 42 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Lyn doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.