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Flynn

#828 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Irish surname transferred into given-name use

Flynn has been given to 7,160 babies in the U.S. since 1913. In 2025 it ranked #828 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2021, with 418 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 93% boys, 7% girls all-time.

Babies named Flynn, 2025

1 in 11,100

Flynn over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
020040060018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Flynn over time

In 2025, Flynn went to 5% girls and 95% boys.

19132025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Flynn: meaning, origin, and history

Irish surname transferred into given-name use

surname transfer

What Flynn means

Flynn is a given name.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Flynn is used in English.

Another recorded pronunciation is /ˈflɪn/ for Flynn.

The naming story behind Flynn

Flynn is a given name adopted from Irish surname. This establishes the immediate naming route. A surname transfer is different from a direct translation of the modern given-name spelling; the family name may have its own earlier derivation.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

Anglicized from Irish Ó Floinn, "descendant of Flann (red)".

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Flynn (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Flynn is used in English. Its origins include surname transfer.

Flynn comes through Irish Ó Floinn.

Flynn is recorded as a surname transferred into given-name use.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Flynn is pronounced /flɪn/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 6,681 boys were recorded with the name Flynn between 1913 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 418 in 2021; its best national rank was #654 in 2021.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #659 in 2020 to #828 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #695 in 2015 to #828 in 2025.

In the United States, 479 girls were recorded with the name Flynn between 1986 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 31 in 2013; its best national rank was #4,564 in 2013.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #8,569 in 2020 to #7,243 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #6,102 in 2015 to #7,243 in 2025.

How common is Flynn?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 11,100
299 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 5,710
0.02% of boys
Rank, 2025
#828
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
7,686 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Flynn sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5004%

Put another way: gather 7,686 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Flynn. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Flynns were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Flynn was born before 2016 — so the typical Flynn is around 9 today.

Median birth year
2016
About 9 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
46.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
86.8%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
6,541
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 46.0% of all recorded uses (3,070).

Is Flynn rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−92
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−169
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−133
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.83×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
71.5%
Peak was 2021 (418)
Years since peak
4
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
19.8% average annual change
Best rank ever
#654
2021

Spellings of Flynn

Flynn is not the most common spelling — Glenn is, with 68.8% against Flynn's 1.8%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Flynn is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Flynn was most concentrated in Minnesota — about 1 in 1,923 boys, against 1 in 4,890 across all states with data. It was least common in Louisiana (1 in 50,000).

252 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Minnesota1 in 1,923
  2. 2Utah1 in 1,923
  3. 3Iowa1 in 2,000
  4. 4Wisconsin1 in 2,000
  5. 5Idaho1 in 2,273
  6. 6Oregon1 in 2,326
  7. 7Michigan1 in 2,941
  8. 8Washington1 in 3,030

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Geographically, Flynn is somewhat regional — more concentrated than 60% of the names used widely enough to compare. See the most regional names

Where Flynn is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Flynn was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 1,000,798 across all states with data.

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Flynn has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Flynn around the world

Where Flynn ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1996–2025
    #227
    in 2025
  • Scotland
    1999–2025
    #116
    in 2025
  • Northern Ireland
    2003–2025
    #175
    in 2025
  • Ireland
    2002–2025
    #317
    in 2025
  • France
    2000–2025
    #3,646
    in 2025
  • Canada
    1999–2024
    #756
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    1968–2013
    #62
    in 2013
  • New South Wales
    2001–2025
    #90
    in 2025

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Central Statistics Office, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Canada, Consumer and Business Services (South Australia) and NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. ONS, NRS, NISRA data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CSO, CBS SA, NSW BDM data under CC BY 4.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Notable people named Flynn

People whose public names include Flynn, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Flynn by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#828
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 169
Best rank ever
#654
2021
Peak year
2021
418 that year
First recorded
1913
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
6,681
Count in 2025
299

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#7,243
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 1,326
Best rank ever
#4,564
2013
Peak year
2013
31 that year
First recorded
1986
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
479
Count in 2025
15

Names similar to Flynn

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Names with a curve like Flynn

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Flynn, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

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Sibling names for Flynn

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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