First Name LYN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LYN is ranked as the 1263rd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 24,010.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 7.53 people named LYN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 95% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named LYN is 7,439.
  • The SSA data also shows that LYN is used as a girl's name 83% of the time.

First Names LYN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 24,010 +/-2.3%
  • National Rank 1,263
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 7.5

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 7,439
  • National Rank 2,488
  • Percentile Rank 97.31%
  • Proportion/100k 2.33

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LYN is 78.5% White, 4.1% Hispanic origin, 11.7% Black, 3.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name LYN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name LYN is included in the following name categories:
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name LYN

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.5% 63.9% 14.6%
Hispanic origin 4.1% 16.3% -12.2%
Black 11.7% 12.3% -0.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3.5% 4.9% -1.4%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named LYN is California where 3,776 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LYN, as 23.33 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Hawaii is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is South Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names LYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 513 3.98 96.8% Indiana 308 4.66 95.4% Iowa 222 7.13 95.7% Kansas 120 4.12 90.1% Michigan 673 6.79 98.4% Minnesota 453 8.3 97.5% Missouri 140 4.66 92.4% Nebraska 105 5.59 88.9% North Dakota 56 7.61 79.7% Ohio 543 4.68 96.8% South Dakota 27 3.11 70.2% Wisconsin 450 7.82 97.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 513 3.98 96.8%
Indiana 308 4.66 95.4%
Iowa 222 7.13 95.7%
Kansas 120 4.12 90.1%
Michigan 673 6.79 98.4%
Minnesota 453 8.3 97.5%
Missouri 140 4.66 92.4%
Nebraska 105 5.59 88.9%
North Dakota 56 7.61 79.7%
Ohio 543 4.68 96.8%
South Dakota 27 3.11 70.2%
Wisconsin 450 7.82 97.2%
West State Statistics First-Names LYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 64 8.65 78.4% Arizona 558 8.3 95.7% California 3,776 9.73 99.1% Colorado 452 8.45 95.8% Hawaii 331 23.33 96.6% Idaho 109 6.69 88.2% Montana 110 10.73 86.7% Nevada 202 7.11 92.8% New Mexico 79 3.78 84.7% Oregon 416 10.49 95.4% Utah 190 6.47 91.8% Washington 865 12.25 98.2% Wyoming 47 7.98 77.9%

West States
State stats for the first name LYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 64 8.65 78.4%
Arizona 558 8.3 95.7%
California 3,776 9.73 99.1%
Colorado 452 8.45 95.8%
Hawaii 331 23.33 96.6%
Idaho 109 6.69 88.2%
Montana 110 10.73 86.7%
Nevada 202 7.11 92.8%
New Mexico 79 3.78 84.7%
Oregon 416 10.49 95.4%
Utah 190 6.47 91.8%
Washington 865 12.25 98.2%
Wyoming 47 7.98 77.9%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names LYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 328 9.12 95.7% Maine 112 8.42 87.6% Massachusetts 851 12.62 97.2% New Hampshire 206 15.49 92.2% New Jersey 594 6.65 96.8% New York 1,394 7.06 98.7% Pennsylvania 698 5.46 97.4% Rhode Island 109 10.37 90.4% Vermont 74 11.89 89.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 328 9.12 95.7%
Maine 112 8.42 87.6%
Massachusetts 851 12.62 97.2%
New Hampshire 206 15.49 92.2%
New Jersey 594 6.65 96.8%
New York 1,394 7.06 98.7%
Pennsylvania 698 5.46 97.4%
Rhode Island 109 10.37 90.4%
Vermont 74 11.89 89.7%
South State Statistics First-Names LYN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 241 4.97 95.0% Arkansas 179 6.05 93.0% Delaware 78 8.36 93.8% Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 88.5% Florida 1,874 9.42 99.0% Georgia 779 7.71 97.8% Kentucky 169 3.82 92.6% Louisiana 201 4.32 93.8% Maryland 257 4.3 96.1% Mississippi 140 4.66 92.4% North Carolina 743 7.47 98.2% Oklahoma 256 6.61 94.0% South Carolina 278 5.74 95.1% Tennessee 325 4.96 96.0% Texas 2,014 7.47 98.8% Virginia 524 6.29 97.0% West Virginia 73 3.93 84.2%

South States
State stats for the first name LYN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 241 4.97 95.0%
Arkansas 179 6.05 93.0%
Delaware 78 8.36 93.8%
Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 88.5%
Florida 1,874 9.42 99.0%
Georgia 779 7.71 97.8%
Kentucky 169 3.82 92.6%
Louisiana 201 4.32 93.8%
Maryland 257 4.3 96.1%
Mississippi 140 4.66 92.4%
North Carolina 743 7.47 98.2%
Oklahoma 256 6.61 94.0%
South Carolina 278 5.74 95.1%
Tennessee 325 4.96 96.0%
Texas 2,014 7.47 98.8%
Virginia 524 6.29 97.0%
West Virginia 73 3.93 84.2%
 

Full Names with LYN as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have LYN as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named LYN.

The most popular full name is LYN Smith. 0.77% of all the people named LYN have this family name.

There are 3551 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LYN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 LYN Smith 0.77%
2 LYN Johnson 0.70%
3 LYN Nguyen 0.44%
4 LYN Davis 0.41%
5 LYN Jones 0.41%
6 LYN Williams 0.41%
7 LYN Martin 0.39%
8 LYN Brown 0.33%
9 LYN Anderson 0.29%
10 LYN Hall 0.29%
11 LYN Lewis 0.27%
12 LYN White 0.27%
13 LYN Adams 0.25%
14 LYN Hughes 0.25%
15 LYN Lee 0.25%
16 LYN Miller 0.25%
17 LYN Scott 0.25%
18 LYN Taylor 0.25%
19 LYN Allen 0.23%
20 LYN Hill 0.23%