How Many People Are Named Lin?
An estimated 1,358 people in the United States have the first name Lin. It is used for both genders, with 54.3% female. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Lin peaked in popularity in 1959 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lin paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Lin is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,358
About 1 in 252,396 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
54.3% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1959
59 births
Total Registered
1,890
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lin
Lin is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (45.7%) and females (54.3%). Out of 1,890 total births registered, 863 were male and 1,027 were female.
Lin as a male name
Ranked #13,399 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1959 (28 births)
Lin as a female name
Ranked #14,471 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1952 (35 births)
Lin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lin span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 474 babies were registered. Lin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lin by Decade
How has Lin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lin by State
Lin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lin
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lin?
We estimate approximately 1,358 people named Lin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 252,396 Americans share this first name.
Is Lin a common name?
Lin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,890 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lin most popular?
Lin reached peak popularity in 1959, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lin is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lin a female name?
Lin is predominantly female. 54.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lin Smith, Lin Johnson, Lin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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