Ly vs Lynn

Side-by-side comparison of Ly and Lynn — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ly

Girl name

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Name B

Lynn

Girl name · Rank #2793

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Metric Ly Lynn
Current Rank Unranked #2793
Total Births (all years) 280 182,316
Peak Year 1984 1956
Peak Year Births 24 7,736
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1973 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ly Lynn
1880ss — 15
1890ss — 46
1900ss — 121
1910ss — 444
1920ss — 896
1930ss — 3,987
1940ss — 29,387
1950ss — 66,047
1960ss — 51,930
1970ss 28 17,610
1980ss 147 6,778
1990ss 79 2,480
2000ss 26 1,336
2010ss — 927
2020ss — 312

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ly Lynn
2014 — 88
2015 — 84
2016 — 93
2017 — 90
2018 — 71
2019 — 96
2020 — 79
2021 — 68
2022 — 54
2023 — 51
2024 — 60

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1973–2008.

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