Lyn
A boys’ name of Welsh origin, meaning lake; a diminutive of Lynn.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Lyn by the numbers
Lyn was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 280 babies in 1957, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Lynn
Like Lyn, each of these traces back to Lynn: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Gracelynnelegant favour and grace; combination of Grace and Lynn835 in the US (2017)
- Emmalynwhole and beloved; a blended form of Emma and Lynn644 in the US (2017)
- Emmalynnwhole, universal; combination of Emma and Lynn302 in the US (2017)
- Lynleelake clearing; a modern form of Lindley or Lynn with Lee suffix118 in the US (2017)
- Lynnlake or pool108 in the US (2017)
- Emalynwhole and beloved; a blended form of Emma and Lynn103 in the US (2017)
- Annalynngrace; a blend of Anna and Lynn suffixes75 in the US (2017)
- Emalynnwhole, universal and beloved; a blended form of Emma and Lynn69 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Lyn
Names that are said the same way as Lyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Lynnelake or soft; a form of Lynn or Linda13 in the US (2017)