Boys' name · since 1935
Blynn
11 babies named Blynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #33,235 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1935
- 1930s
- peak decade
11 boys have been named Blynn since 1935, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Blynn has 11 recorded births among boys since 1935, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 1965.
- #33,235 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 1935
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Blynn ranks #33,235 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1935, peaking in the 1930s.
- #33,235 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 1935
- 1930s
- peak decade
Blynn's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Blynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Blynn splits its recorded history at 1965: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1935 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Blynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1965
- Peak year (1935)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Blynn by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1930s was Blynn's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Blynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Blynn's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Blynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1935–1965 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Blynn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.