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Name meaning & stats

Lin

Lin means “lake, pool” (English origin). 1,691 US babies since 1940, peak 1959. Notable Lins are 1.5× over-represented as teachers.

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What it means

“lake, pool”

EnglishSpelling of Lynn

A given name of English use.

Lynn around the world

  • Линн · Russian
  • Лінн (ім'я) · Ukrainian
  • لين · Arabic
  • לין · Hebrew
  • リン · Japanese
  • 琳恩 · Chinese
  • Lyna · French language in Algeria

Famous Lynns

  • Lynn Margulis · American evolutionary biologist (1938–2011)

In US birth records

Peak year: 1959

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

1,691 US babies were named Lin between 1940 and 2025.

Where Lins end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Writer1.1×Low · 3 people
Actor1.0×Low · 3 people
Painter1.5×Low · 3 people
Teacher1.5×Low · 3 people

Among notable women who are teachers, Lins show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people born 1940–2005 in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 171 Lynns spell it Lin

  • Lynn 75%
  • Lynne 21%
  • Lyn 3%
  • Linh 1%
  • Lin 1%
  • Lien <1%
  • Lynee <1%
  • Lynnann <1%
  • Lynann <1%
  • Lyne <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1959)