Alynn

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 14 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
14
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Alynn by the numbers

Alynn was given to 14 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 17 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Alynn

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Alynn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Alynabright; a form of Alina or Aline124 in the US (2017)
  • Alynnafair, bright; a respelling of Alanna or Alaynna47 in the US (2017)
  • Alynfair; handsome5 in the US (2017)
  • Azlynn62 in the US (2017)
  • Ailynn41 in the US (2017)
  • Arynn24 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Alynn

Names that are said the same way as Alynn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Aileenbright; shining; a form of Helen454 in the US (2017)
  • Aleenbright, shining; a modern respelling of Aileen15 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ailenbright, shining; a form of Helen43 in the US (2017)
  • Ailinbright; shining; a form of aileen40 in the US (2017)
  • Alinenoble; a form of Adeline37 in the US (2017)
  • Ayelenbright or clear25 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Alynn

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