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Origin & history of Lynn1
English / Welsh roots
Lynn comes from the English / Welsh tradition, meaning From The Lake.
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How popular is Lynn?
1956
peak year
The name Lynn reached its peak in 1956, with 7,736 registrations (ranked #58). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1880. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2491) today, averaging about 90 new babies per year. Lynn's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 234,691 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
7,736
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #58)
(ranked #58)
90
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
900
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
234,691
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Lynn2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
L3
Y7
N5
N5
Sum: 20 → Life path 2
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Personality of Lynn🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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