Lyn

Variation of Lynn, Welsh

"lake"

Lyn Origin and Meaning

The name Lyn is a girl's name meaning "lake".

Lynn was a Top 100 girls' name in the US from the 1940s through the 60s, and shortened form Lyn's popularity followed the same trajectory. Today, Lyn is far more often found as a name suffix, in popular names such as Evelyn and Brooklyn down to hundreds of invented choice from Timberlyn to Summerlyn. Big sister Lynn was given to only about 50 baby girls in one recent year, and Lyn to only six. While we don't foresee an imminent comeback, Lyn and Lynn could definitely rise in the coming decades via the Hundred Year Rule.

Lyn Rank in US Top 1000

# 988 in the US

Famous People Named Lyn

• Lyn Z (Lindsey) Way, bassist of Mindless Self Indulgence
• Lyn (born Lee Se jin), South Korean pop singer
• Lyn Ashley Australian actress
• Lyn Carol Brown British MP
• Lyn Collingwood Australian actress
• Lyn Hejinian American poet
• Margaret "Lyn" James Welsh actress
• Summer Lyn Glau American actress
• Janis Lyn Joplin American singer
• Jeri Lyn Horton, daughter of ice hockey player Tim Horton