Names / Unisex names
Lynn
Current rank
#2,558
and easing
All-time peak
#58
in 1956
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
234,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #58 in 1956 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Lake (also used as modern short form). It enters U.S. records in American naming data in 1880. Its strongest year was 1956, at #58 nationally. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Across all years, more than 234,700 children have been named this.