The first name Lynn

In 2025, 5 girls were named Lynn, making it the 4,201st most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2004, with 10 births (#1,952).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lynn with other names.

In 2025, 69 girls born in the United States were named Lynn, the 2,558th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1956, when 7,736 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Lynn Margulis
  American evolutionary biologist (1938–2011)
• Jamie Lynn Spears
  American actress and singer (born 1991)
• Lynn Redgrave
  British actress (1943–2010)
• Lynn Collins
  American actress, born 1977
• Lynn Conway
  American computer scientist and electrical engineer (1938–2024)
• Lynn Fontanne
  British actress (1887–1983)
• Lynn Anderson
  American country music singer (1947-2015)
• Ginger Lynn
  American pornographic actress, born 1962
• Lynn Cohen
  American actress (1933–2020)
• Lynn Bari
  American actress (1913–1989)
• Lynn Whitfield
  American actress, born 1953
• Lynn Hill
  American rock climber, born 1961

How popular is the name Lynn?

In 2025, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Lynn, ranking 4,201st. Its peak was 2004, with 10 births.

Is Lynn a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 234,778 US babies named Lynn since 1880, 78% were girls and 22% boys.

When was Lynn most popular?

1956 in the United States, when 7,736 babies were named Lynn, its highest rank at 58th.

How do you pronounce Lynn?

Lynn is /lɪn/, one syllable.

What name is Lynn a form of?

Lynn is a form of Lyn.

What are other spellings of Lynn?

Lyn and Lynne.

Is Lynn also a surname?

Yes. Lynn is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.