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Lin and Lynn side by side: Lin peaked in 1959 and Lynn in 1956; in 2025 they were given to 7 and 84 babies.

Lin and Lynn, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Lin and Lynn births by year2k4k6k8k10k18801900192019401960198020002025LynnLin
Lin and Lynn births by year2k4k6k8k10k18801900192019401960198020002025LynnLin
Lin and Lynn births by year2k4k6k8k10k1880190519301955198020052025LynnLin
Lin and Lynn births by year2k4k6k8k10k1880193019802025LynnLin

Girls and boys together; Lin solid, Lynn dashed.

Lin and Lynn compared
LinLynn
Births 2025784
Rank 2025#12,632 among girls’ names#2,558 among girls’ names
Recorded since 18801,897234,778
Peak year19591956
Girls55%78%
Alive, estimated1,370169,000
Median age6067

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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