Flynn
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning descendant of Flann the red.
Babies a year
218
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#828
down from #737
UK popularity
#227
218 babies · down from #222
How Flynn has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #694 |
| 2016 | #679 |
| 2017 | #756 |
| 2018 | #780 |
| 2019 | #716 |
| 2020 | #658 |
| 2021 | #653 |
| 2022 | #712 |
| 2023 | #781 |
| 2024 | #737 |
| 2025 | #828 |
Flynn by the numbers
In 2025, 218 babies in England and Wales were named Flynn. In the US, 328 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 391 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Flynn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean red
Like Flynn, each of these has red in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roryred king1,760 in England and Wales (2025)
- Reidred; ruddy-complexioned1,286 in the US (2017)
- Reedred-haired or one who lives by reeds872 in the US (2017)
- Russellred-haired; russet-colored782 in the US (2017)
- Ridleyred clearing; a place name used as given name145 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Flynn
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