Unisex name · since 1915
Lyn
Lyn has 7,220 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,168 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,220
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lyn is the #10168 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 7,220 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Lyn recorded 7,220 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #10168 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #2,037 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,168 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,220 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyn ranks #2,037 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,168 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,220 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,037 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,168 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,220
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lyn's 7,220 recorded births place it above 97.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lyn compares
7,220 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Lyn's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,220 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 280 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lyn splits its recorded history at 1970: 17% of all births land in the more recent half, 83% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 280 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 280
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Lyn popularity over time - boys
1,561 total births recorded since 1896 (Lyn as boys' name)
Lyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (2,448 births, 34% of the file).
1950s was Lyn's strongest decade.
2,448 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Lyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s 80
1920s
80 births
- 1930s 266
1930s
266 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,387 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,448 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,787 births
- 1970s 699
1970s
699 births
- 1980s 252
1980s
252 births
- 1990s 127
1990s
127 births
- 2000s 73
2000s
73 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 2,448 births (34% of all-time use).
How Lyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lyn's total volume
Lyn by state
Where Lyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 768 | 10.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 553 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 372 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 346 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 321 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 282 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 253 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Texas | | 235 | 3.3% |
768 of 7,220 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Lyn appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lyn's data
- Lyn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (2,448 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lyns (768 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.
Keep exploring Lyn
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Lyn
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Lyn 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.