How Many People Are Named Lyn?
An estimated 6,047 people in the United States have the first name Lyn. It is used for both genders, with 82.2% female. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Lyn peaked in popularity in 1954 with 330 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lyn 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 Lyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,047
About 1 in 56,682 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
82.2% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1954
330 births
Total Registered
8,772
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lyn
Lyn is predominantly female (82.2%), though 1,561 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Lyn as a male name
Ranked #7,455 in 1994
7 male births in 1994
Peak: 1950 (61 births)
Lyn as a female name
Ranked #11,697 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1957 (280 births)
Lyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lyn span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 2,887 babies were registered. Lyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lyn by Decade
How has Lyn 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.
Lyn by State
Birth registrations for Lyn span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Massachusetts. The lowest are in New Mexico, New Hampshire, North Carolina. On average, about 121 Lyns were registered per state.
Lyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lyn
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lyn?
We estimate approximately 6,047 people named Lyn 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 56,682 Americans share this first name.
Is Lyn a common name?
Lyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,772 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lyn most popular?
Lyn reached peak popularity in 1954, when 330 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lyn is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lyn a female name?
Lyn is predominantly female. 82.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lyn Smith, Lyn Johnson, Lyn 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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