Boy Girl’s name Lynn Lynn Lynn means: “The dweller near the lake,” from the Welsh llyn, a lake. Lynn Name Origin: English Pronunciation: l(y)-nn Share your thoughts about Lynn Share Popularity Alternatives Infographic of Lynn name meaning, which is “The dweller near the lake,” from the Welsh llyn, a lake. Ask your friends & family about Lynn… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Lynn Name Popularity How popular is the name Lynn? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 371 18 0.0051% 1911 423 18 0.0048% 1912 279 121 0.024% 1913 309 128 0.0226% 1914 292 191 0.0274% 1915 283 267 0.0294% 1916 286 285 0.0295% 1917 272 318 0.0318% 1918 278 331 0.0308% 1919 288 317 0.0303% 1920 272 381 0.0343% 1921 302 324 0.0283% 1922 283 349 0.0313% 1923 283 364 0.0325% 1924 282 374 0.0322% 1925 272 406 0.0359% 1926 296 326 0.0296% 1927 267 420 0.0379% 1928 261 440 0.0411% 1929 273 375 0.0362% 1930 264 416 0.0398% 1931 268 380 0.0385% 1932 232 480 0.0486% 1933 215 501 0.0538% 1934 215 529 0.0547% 1935 212 526 0.0541% 1936 200 587 0.0609% 1937 188 666 0.0676% 1938 181 782 0.0764% 1939 167 863 0.0848% 1940 158 1,032 0.0971% 1941 141 1,327 0.1179% 1942 146 1,361 0.1078% 1943 146 1,429 0.1095% 1944 154 1,262 0.1018% 1945 156 1,194 0.0979% 1946 154 1,512 0.1025% 1947 151 1,757 0.1053% 1948 157 1,556 0.0975% 1949 159 1,555 0.0967% 1950 152 1,615 0.1003% 1951 153 1,654 0.0976% 1952 167 1,568 0.0898% 1953 169 1,533 0.0866% 1954 185 1,401 0.0766% 1955 195 1,316 0.0715% 1956 209 1,227 0.065% 1957 210 1,257 0.0653% 1958 239 1,024 0.0542% 1959 250 995 0.0524% 1960 256 930 0.0491% 1961 260 871 0.0461% 1962 264 809 0.0441% 1963 288 691 0.0385% 1964 305 622 0.0353% 1965 332 477 0.0292% 1966 339 452 0.0289% 1967 354 408 0.0269% 1968 362 426 0.0284% 1969 377 389 0.0253% 1970 415 349 0.0219% 1971 438 303 0.0202% 1972 473 233 0.0171% 1973 480 222 0.0171% 1974 543 170 0.0131% 1975 584 142 0.0111% 1976 647 112 0.0087% 1977 705 97 0.0072% 1978 692 99 0.0074% 1979 773 79 0.0056% 1980 685 113 0.0077% 1981 684 110 0.0075% 1982 920 51 0.0034% 1983 1,066 33 0.0022% 1984 837 67 0.0045% 1985 921 52 0.0034% 1986 1,079 36 0.0024% 1987 1,201 29 0.0019% 1988 1,270 29 0.0019% 1989 1,250 33 0.002% 1990 1,445 25 0.0015% 1991 1,956 11 0.0007% 1992 2,408 6 0.0004% 1993 2,153 8 0.0005% 1994 2,093 10 0.0007% 1995 — 0 0% 1996 — 0 0% 1997 2,649 5 0.0003% 1998 2,600 5 0.0003% 1999 — 0 0% 2000 2,085 12 0.0008% 2001 2,379 8 0.0005% 2002 2,421 7 0.0005% 2003 — 0 0% 2004 — 0 0% 2005 — 0 0% 2006 — 0 0% 2007 — 0 0% 2008 — 0 0% 2009 — 0 0% 2010 — 0 0% 2011 2,707 6 0.0004% 2012 — 0 0% 2013 — 0 0% 2014 — 0 0% 2015 — 0 0% 2016 — 0 0% 2017 — 0 0% 2018 — 0 0% 2019 — 0 0% 2020 — 0 0% 2021 — 0 0% 2022 — 0 0% Alaska (AK) Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) Arizona (AZ) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) District of Columbia (DC) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Hawaii (HI) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Massachusetts (MA) Maryland (MD) Maine (ME) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) Montana (MT) North Carolina (NC) North Dakota (ND) Nebraska (NE) New Jersey (NJ) New Mexico (NM) Nevada (NV) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) South Carolina (SC) South Dakota (SD) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Virginia (VA) Vermont (VT) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Wyoming (WY) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Lynn If you like Lynn, you’ll love these other names like Lynn. What names sound like Lynn? If you like how Lynn sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Lynn. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Lenn Lion strength German Lonn Strong, warlike Irish Lunn Strong, warlike Irish Lyn Linden tree hill English Lyon Lion French What names are similar to Lynn? Find a name that’s like Lynn, but just a little bit different. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Benn Son; son of the right hand; son of the south; son of my old age Hebrew Conn Chief Irish Dann Judge; God is my judge Hebrew Donn English Dunn Brown Gaelic Eann God is gracious Scottish Ewynn Law-friend English Finn Fair Irish Flynn Ruddy-complected Irish Glynn Glen; valley of water Welsh Gunn Battler, warrior German Gwynn Fair, white blessed, holy Welsh Jonn English Kenn Bright water Welsh Land Spanish Lane Pathway English Lang Tall one Scandinavian Lanny German Layne Path, roadway English Len Lion strength German Lenny Short form of Leonard English Leon Lion Greek Lin Linden tree hill English Linc Lake colony English Lind Lincoln's marsh; island of linden trees English Link Connection English Lino Flax Greek Lion Lion Latin Lon From Laurentum; strong, warlike Spanish Long Tall English Lonne English Lonny From Laurentum; lion strength Spanish Lorn Scottish Lyle The island French Lyron My song Hebrew Mann Man German Owynn Born of yew; youth Scottish Penn Enclosure; hill English Ronn Ruler's counselor Scandinavian Tyno Spanish Vann Of Danish Vonn Of; hope Scandinavian Winn Joyful stone; friend English Wyn Fair, white blessed, holy Welsh Wynn Friend English Wynne Friend English Yann God is gracious Hebrew Zann Slavic Share your thoughts on the name Lynn Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. 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