Unisex name · since 1880
Lynn
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 182,387 babies named Lynn, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #218 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,543 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 182,387
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
182,387 babies have been named Lynn since 1880, making it today's #2543 unisex name.
Lynn has 182,387 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2543 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #218 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,543 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 182,387 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynn ranks #218 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,543 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 182,387 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #218 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,543 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 182,387
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lynn's 182,387 recorded births place it above 99.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Lynn compares
182,387 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Lynn's all-time total is 485x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 182,387 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7,736 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lynn splits its recorded history at 1958: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 7,736 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1956)
- 7,736
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lynn popularity over time - boys
52,391 total births recorded since 1880 (Lynn as boys' name)
Lynn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (66,049 births, 36% of the file).
1950s was Lynn's strongest decade.
66,049 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Lynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 46
1890s
46 births
- 1900s 121
1900s
121 births
- 1910s 444
1910s
444 births
- 1920s 896
1920s
896 births
- 1930s 3,987
1930s
3,987 births
- 1940s
1940s
29,387 births
- 1950s
1950s
66,049 births
- 1960s
1960s
51,931 births
- 1970s 17,609
1970s
17,609 births
- 1980s 6,778
1980s
6,778 births
- 1990s 2,479
1990s
2,479 births
- 2000s 1,336
2000s
1,336 births
- 2010s 927
2010s
927 births
- 2020s 382
2020s
382 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 66,049 births (36% of all-time use).
How Lynn 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 Lynn's total volume
Lynn by state
Where Lynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 22,089 | 12.1% |
| #2 | California | | 14,942 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 13,641 | 7.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 12,521 | 6.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 10,886 | 6.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 9,967 | 5.5% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 9,465 | 5.2% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 8,555 | 4.7% |
22,089 of 182,387 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Lynn appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lynn's data
- Lynn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (66,049 total births); usage has since declined to 382 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lynns (22,089 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Lynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Lynn 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.