Lyn · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 101 recorded years as a table

Lyn, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1915	9
1917	9
1918	5
1921	5
1924	10
1925	5
1926	11
1927	11
1928	12
1929	13
1930	12
1931	24
1932	17
1933	18
1934	27
1935	19
1936	22
1937	30
1938	32
1939	47
1940	52
1941	50
1942	57
1943	75
1944	94
1945	106
1946	130
1947	127
1948	118
1949	114
1950	106
1951	124
1952	132
1953	139
1954	141
1955	137
1956	138
1957	137
1958	118
1959	99
1960	107
1961	106
1962	142
1963	103
1964	106
1965	91
1966	77
1967	88
1968	74
1969	71
1970	61
1971	67
1972	53
1973	56
1974	41
1975	49
1976	35
1977	31
1978	26
1979	31
1980	22
1981	23
1982	19
1983	17
1984	12
1985	10
1986	8
1987	14
1988	10
1989	10
1990	13
1991	7
1992	8
1993	7
1994	8
1995	6
1996	3
1997	7
1998	8
1999	3
2000	3
2001	5
2002	3
2003	4
2004	6
2005	4
2006	6
2007	3
2008	3
2009	3
2010	5
2011	4
2012	4
2013	3
2015	3
2016	5
2017	4
2020	3
2022	4
2024	5
2025	6

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 2025: 9
Rank in 2025: #10,107
How rare: 1 in 178,585 girls
Since 1915: 7,220

Most popular in 1962, at 142 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 67% per million girls born.

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