Lin Boy & girl
How popular is Lin?
#11,928 girl name in 2025
7 baby girls were named Lin in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
1,406living people named Lin (est.)
61median age of people named Lin
1,897babies named Lin since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Lin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #11,928 for girls (▲ 1544 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+17% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #14,477 in 2015, #11,085 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1952 (35 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,640 in 1952 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 29% boys, 71% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lynn family of names ranked #1,660 for girls in 2025 (#1,821 the year before), with 91 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Lin by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,592 |
| 1930s | 23 | #3,433 |
| 1940s | 133 | #2,007 |
| 1950s | 269 | #1,640 |
| 1960s | 166 | #1,924 |
| 1970s | 45 | #5,541 |
| 1980s | 81 | #4,742 |
| 1990s | 76 | #7,491 |
| 2000s | 113 | #6,571 |
| 2010s | 80 | #8,134 |
| 2020s | 43 | #9,675 |
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Questions
- Is Lin a boy or girl name?
- Lin is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 29% of babies named Lin were boys and 71% were girls.
- How popular is the name Lin?
- 7 baby girls were named Lin in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
- When was Lin most popular?
- Lin peaked in 1952, when 35 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,640 in 1952.
- How many people are named Lin?
- 1,897 babies have been named Lin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,406 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 61.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.