Unisex name · since 1913
Flynn
6,681 babies named Flynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,502 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #827 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,681
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
6,681 babies have been named Flynn since 1913, making it today's #827 unisex name.
Flynn has 6,681 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #827 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #1,502 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #827 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,681 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Flynn ranks #1,502 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #827 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,681 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,502 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #827 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,681
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Flynn's 6,681 recorded births place it above 96.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Flynn compares
6,681 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Flynn's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Flynn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,681 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 418 | 34 | 22,252 |
Flynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Flynn's full recorded timeline at 1978, 93% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 7% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 418 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Flynn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 418
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Flynn popularity over time - girls
479 total births recorded since 1986 (Flynn as girls' name)
Flynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,070 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Flynn's strongest decade.
3,070 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Flynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 36
1910s
36 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 28
1930s
28 births
- 1940s 60
1940s
60 births
- 1950s 96
1950s
96 births
- 1960s 138
1960s
138 births
- 1970s 116
1970s
116 births
- 1980s 139
1980s
139 births
- 1990s 202
1990s
202 births
- 2000s 618
2000s
618 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,070 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,162 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,070 births (46% of all-time use).
How Flynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Flynn's total volume
Flynn by state
Where Flynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 686 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 253 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 247 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 231 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 230 | 3.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 228 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 225 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 210 | 3.1% |
686 of 6,681 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Flynn appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Flynn's data
- Flynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,070 total births) through the 2020s (2,162) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Flynns (686 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Flynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Flynn 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.