Lin Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Lin

Lin Name Popularity

How popular is the name Lin? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	0	0%
1911	—	0	0%
1912	—	0	0%
1913	—	0	0%
1914	—	0	0%
1915	—	0	0%
1916	—	0	0%
1917	—	0	0%
1918	—	0	0%
1919	—	0	0%
1920	—	0	0%
1921	—	0	0%
1922	—	0	0%
1923	—	0	0%
1924	—	0	0%
1925	—	0	0%
1926	—	0	0%
1927	—	0	0%
1928	—	0	0%
1929	—	0	0%
1930	—	0	0%
1931	—	0	0%
1932	—	0	0%
1933	—	0	0%
1934	—	0	0%
1935	—	0	0%
1936	—	0	0%
1937	—	0	0%
1938	—	0	0%
1939	—	0	0%
1940	—	0	0%
1941	—	0	0%
1942	—	0	0%
1943	—	0	0%
1944	—	0	0%
1945	—	0	0%
1946	—	0	0%
1947	—	0	0%
1948	1,970	5	0.0003%
1949	—	0	0%
1950	1,573	8	0.0005%
1951	—	0	0%
1952	1,782	6	0.0003%
1953	1,949	5	0.0003%
1954	—	0	0%
1955	—	0	0%
1956	—	0	0%
1957	1,860	7	0.0004%
1958	—	0	0%
1959	—	0	0%
1960	2,135	6	0.0003%
1961	—	0	0%
1962	2,317	5	0.0003%
1963	2,239	5	0.0003%
1964	—	0	0%
1965	—	0	0%
1966	—	0	0%
1967	—	0	0%
1968	—	0	0%
1969	—	0	0%
1970	—	0	0%
1971	—	0	0%
1972	—	0	0%
1973	—	0	0%
1974	—	0	0%
1975	—	0	0%
1976	—	0	0%
1977	—	0	0%
1978	—	0	0%
1979	—	0	0%
1980	3,202	5	0.0003%
1981	—	0	0%
1982	2,816	6	0.0004%
1983	3,117	5	0.0003%
1984	—	0	0%
1985	2,878	6	0.0004%
1986	3,196	5	0.0003%
1987	—	0	0%
1988	—	0	0%
1989	—	0	0%
1990	—	0	0%
1991	—	0	0%
1992	—	0	0%
1993	—	0	0%
1994	—	0	0%
1995	3,339	6	0.0004%
1996	—	0	0%
1997	3,699	5	0.0003%
1998	—	0	0%
1999	—	0	0%
2000	—	0	0%
2001	—	0	0%
2002	—	0	0%
2003	3,878	5	0.0003%
2004	3,275	8	0.0005%
2005	—	0	0%
2006	—	0	0%
2007	—	0	0%
2008	—	0	0%
2009	—	0	0%
2010	—	0	0%
2011	—	0	0%
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%

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Name	Meaning	Origin
Lina	Palm tree	Latin
Linn	Pretty	Spanish
Lyn	Pretty	Spanish

Find a name that’s like Lin, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Lia	Weary one	Hebrew
Lib	God's promise; God is my oath	Hebrew
Lil	A short form of Lilian.	Latin
Lind	Lincoln's marsh; island of linden trees	English
Linda	Pretty	Spanish
Liv	Defense	Scandinavian
Liz	God's promise	Hebrew
Lynn	Lake", "waterfall" or "pool", and probably would have been given to a family living near such a body of water. Sometimes used as a diminutive of Linda (Spanish) "pretty	Spanish
Min	Quick; people	Asian
Win	Fair one; white and smooth, soft; fair bow; blessed ring; fair, pure	Welsh