Lyn Forename
8,794th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 117,220 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand
Lyn Forename Definition:
A Anglo-saxon name, meaning: A torrent or cascade.
Lyn Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 87% | 31,096 | 1:11,659 | 1,179 |
| Australia | - | 23,525 | 1:581 | 135 |
| Philippines | 98% | 21,036 | 1:5,039 | 856 |
| England | 100% | 15,071 | 1:3,689 | 468 |
| New Zealand | - | 8,210 | 1:553 | 127 |
| Canada | 100% | 4,443 | 1:7,457 | 992 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,690 | 1:18,232 | 2,437 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 1,658 | 1:4,917 | 526 |
| Wales | 93% | 1,480 | 1:2,091 | 374 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1,349 | 1:3,966 | 430 |
| South Africa | 95% | 1,149 | 1:47,461 | 4,996 |
| Kenya | - | 651 | 1:71,132 | 4,274 |
| China | - | 376 | 1:3,633,127 | 51,257 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 352 | 1:67,528 | 9,235 |
| Ghana | - | 337 | 1:80,078 | 3,677 |
| Vietnam | 74% | 325 | 1:284,994 | 1,555 |
| Malaysia | 86% | 270 | 1:112,778 | 7,675 |
| Singapore | 100% | 231 | 1:27,217 | 4,304 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 208 | 1:8,861 | 729 |
| Cambodia | 56% | 208 | 1:78,237 | 3,893 |
| Jamaica | - | 207 | 1:13,929 | 1,373 |
| Egypt | 100% | 195 | 1:471,287 | 12,924 |
| Malawi | 100% | 190 | 1:90,065 | 5,143 |
| Zimbabwe | 97% | 166 | 1:92,915 | 6,856 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 165 | 1:102,437 | 5,243 |
| Qatar | 86% | 151 | 1:15,693 | 2,437 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 127 | 1:56,315 | 5,038 |
| Dominica | - | 123 | 1:614 | 134 |
| Fiji | - | 115 | 1:7,760 | 1,571 |
| Mexico | 96% | 112 | 1:1,108,432 | 8,596 |
| Ukraine | 62% | 100 | 1:454,999 | 2,061 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 93 | 1:567,616 | 15,315 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 93 | 1:14,639 | 1,943 |
| India | 57% | 90 | 1:13,498,644 | 365,879 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 76 | 1:7,644 | 819 |
| France | 100% | 73 | 1:910,553 | 7,436 |
| Peru | 52% | 67 | 1:474,499 | 8,619 |
| Thailand | 84% | 65 | 1:1,077,936 | 38,180 |
| Germany | 100% | 60 | 1:1,611,298 | 10,294 |
| Spain | 100% | 60 | 1:775,499 | 7,772 |
| Ireland | 100% | 59 | 1:78,704 | 2,161 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| Indonesia | - | 59 | 1:4,372,266 | 179,837 |
| Kuwait | - | 57 | 1:66,408 | 5,422 |
| Portugal | - | 55 | 1:189,288 | 4,092 |
| Nigeria | 67% | 50 | 1:3,551,287 | 59,976 |
| Hong Kong | - | 47 | 1:164,952 | 3,125 |
| Guyana | 100% | 45 | 1:16,961 | 2,209 |
| Brazil | 100% | 41 | 1:5,225,272 | 80,548 |
| Botswana | - | 37 | 1:59,039 | 5,548 |
| Malta | - | 34 | 1:12,628 | 1,146 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 34 | 1:888,291 | 19,863 |
| Uganda | 90% | 33 | 1:1,241,119 | 19,738 |
| Guernsey | - | 31 | 1:2,043 | 330 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 31 | 1:264,951 | 5,486 |
| Jersey | 100% | 29 | 1:3,448 | 479 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Myanmar | - | 25 | 1:2,077,931 | 882 |
| Guam | - | 24 | 1:6,694 | 1,054 |
| Cameroon | - | 22 | 1:982,296 | 26,157 |
| Saint Lucia | 77% | 20 | 1:8,891 | 1,267 |
| Japan | - | 19 | 1:6,736,108 | 30,453 |
| Bahamas | - | 18 | 1:22,187 | 1,178 |
| Belgium | - | 16 | 1:718,128 | 9,982 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 15 | 1:7,316 | 1,065 |
| Chile | 85% | 14 | 1:1,257,658 | 10,399 |
| Israel | - | 14 | 1:600,208 | 10,774 |
| Italy | 92% | 14 | 1:4,361,578 | 21,991 |
| Zambia | - | 14 | 1:1,132,485 | 16,312 |
| Sweden | 93% | 13 | 1:758,301 | 16,746 |
| Belize | 100% | 12 | 1:29,526 | 2,824 |
| Ecuador | - | 12 | 1:1,477,243 | 9,675 |
| Norway | 100% | 11 | 1:466,575 | 8,612 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 11 | 1:10,144 | 1,460 |
| Algeria | - | 10 | 1:3,817,672 | 8,659 |
| South Korea | - | 10 | 1:554,442 | 13,303 |
| Haiti | - | 9 | 1:1,191,884 | 16,425 |
| Vanuatu | - | 9 | 1:29,088 | 709 |
| Colombia | 100% | 8 | 1:5,972,366 | 31,268 |
| Costa Rica | 63% | 8 | 1:595,994 | 8,229 |
| Cyprus | - | 8 | 1:108,884 | 3,058 |
| Grenada | 100% | 8 | 1:13,516 | 1,533 |
| Panama | - | 8 | 1:488,320 | 13,543 |
| Greece | 100% | 7 | 1:1,562,078 | 10,407 |
| Oman | - | 7 | 1:586,952 | 5,255 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:5,208 | 987 |
| Lebanon | - | 6 | 1:937,928 | 8,462 |
| Congo | 100% | 5 | 1:1,001,841 | 16,039 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| Isle of Man | - | 5 | 1:17,005 | 327 |
| Anguilla | - | 4 | 1:3,314 | 681 |
| Austria | 100% | 4 | 1:2,128,550 | 10,134 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| El Salvador | - | 4 | 1:1,585,446 | 8,153 |
| Guatemala | - | 4 | 1:4,027,107 | 7,742 |
| Laos | - | 4 | 1:1,646,714 | 900 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 4 | 1:581 | 152 |
| Poland | 50% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Rwanda | - | 4 | 1:2,842,858 | 2,668 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Czechia | 100% | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 1:122,006 | 4,203 |
| Liberia | 67% | 3 | 1:1,470,687 | 25,732 |
| Nauru | 100% | 3 | 1:3,976 | 333 |
| Nicaragua | - | 3 | 1:2,006,112 | 19,543 |
| Russia | 100% | 3 | 1:48,077,901 | 98,779 |
| Turkey | - | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 2 | 1:2,914 | 288 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Falkland Islands | - | 1 | 1:3,142 | 392 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Montserrat | - | 1 | 1:4,876 | 752 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Niue | - | 1 | 1:1,604 | 70 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
Lyn (8,361) may also be a surname.
Lyn Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Anglo-saxon name, meaning: A torrent or cascade.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Lyn Forename Popularity
Lyn Demographics
Lyn Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sample size: 20 (2018)
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn | 86 | 726,943 | / |
| Lyna | 86 | 28,473 | / |
| Lyon | 86 | 2,096 | / |
| Lhyn | 86 | 219 | / |
| Llyn | 86 | 213 | / |
| Lyhn | 86 | 37 | / |
| Hlyn | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ln | 80 | 1,775 | / |
| Llynn | 75 | 84 | / |
| Lhynn | 75 | 35 | / |
| Lyonn | 75 | 23 | / |
| Hlynn | 75 | 22 | / |
| Llyna | 75 | 18 | / |
| D'Lyn | 75 | 14 | / |
| Lynnn | 75 | 8 | / |
| Llyon | 75 | 8 | / |
| Lynnh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lynck | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lyhnn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lyntt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lynth | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lynnq | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hlyng | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lymnn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gliyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyndd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lynzz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lllyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lin | 67 | 6,866,610 | / |
| Len | 67 | 100,135 | / |
| Lng | 67 | 2,908 | / |
| Lnh | 67 | 472 | / |
| Geelyn | 67 | 156 | / |
| Lwyanh | 67 | 106 | / |
| Lln | 67 | 52 | / |
| D'Lynn | 67 | 49 | / |
| Lne | 67 | 41 | / |
| Lnt | 67 | 40 | / |
| Lhn | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hln | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wanlyn | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lnq | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lnd | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lyndth | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lynnth | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lnn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lynnne | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lín | 67 | 3 | / |
| Glilyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hlynne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lynque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lynn'e | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ly'nne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liyiin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ly-Yin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liyuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lån | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lén | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyngue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lên | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyhnne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lynnhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lynnzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyyyne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyn-Ee | 67 | 1 | / |
Lyn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lyn in the Russian language | ||
| Лйнь | ljn | - |
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Footnotes
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lyn