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Baby name
Lyn
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82% girls / 18% boys
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Short-lived name
7,220births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 576rank at its peak, in 1957
Where babies named Lyn are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Lyn is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Lyn is most common in Massachusetts (3.2 times), California (2.1) and New York (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Classic name
1,561births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 877rank at its peak, in 1950
Where babies named Lyn are born
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0% | 100% |
| 1910s | 46% | 54% |
| 1920s | 66% | 34% |
| 1930s | 64% | 36% |
| 1940s | 79% | 21% |
| 1950s | 85% | 15% |
| 1960s | 86% | 14% |
| 1970s | 83% | 17% |
| 1980s | 82% | 18% |
| 1990s | 87% | 13% |
| 2000s | 100% | 0% |
| 2010s | 100% | 0% |
| 2020s | 100% | 0% |