How popular is the baby name Lynn in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Lynn.
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In June of 2023, Stephanie and Graham Freels of Washington state welcomed quintuplets — four girls and one boy.
The babies were born at just 27 weeks gestation in Phoenix, Arizona (where their parents were living temporarily for specialized medical care).
After spending 11 weeks in the NICU, the “Freels Five” were discharged and the family flew home. Regarding the plane ride, Graham said: “They slept the entire time. It couldn’t have gone better.”
The quints’ names, in order, are:
Adelyn Katherine
Eliana Rose
Linnea Claire
Fisher Douglas
Harper Lynn
What are your thoughts on this set of names? Which first-middle combo do you like best?
Last year, from January to November, the Netherlands welcomed 164,269 babies — 80,074 girls and 84,195 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Julia and Noah.
Here are the Netherlands’ top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2023:
Girl names
Julia, 681 baby girls
Olivia, 605
Mila, 603
Emma, 596
Sophie, 578
Nora, 543
Yara, 493
Saar, 491
Noor, 488
Tess, 478
Sara, 469
Milou, 449
Evi, 446
Zoë, 441
Luna, 428
Liv, 425
Elin, 423
Anna, 421
Nina, 405
Maeve, 403
Lina, 392
Lauren, 391
Lotte, 380
Eva, 372
Mia, 368
Maud, 360
Sofia, 357
Sarah, 353
Emily, 344
Lynn, 333
Sofie, 328
Ella, 325
Loïs, 324
Livia, 318
Hailey, 310
Fleur, 309
Lieke, 306
Julie, 301
Isa, 300
Nova, 299
Fenna, 296
Noa, 291
Roos, 275
Noé, 266
Sophia, 259
Lily, 253
Romée, 251
Hannah, 246
Fien, 242
Bo, 238
Boy names
Noah, 888 baby boys
Luca, 674
Lucas, 648
Liam, 643
Levi, 601
Sem, 587
Daan, 573
Mees, 571
Noud, 567
James, 561
Milan, 534
Adam, 532
Finn, 527
Sam, 521
Zayn, 495
Luuk, 489
Mason, 432
Bram, 420
Mats, 397
Guus, 372
Siem, 366
Boaz, 360
Benjamin, 356 (tie)
Gijs, 356 (tie)
Jesse, 353
Thomas, 333
Olivier, 331
Otis, 324
Teun, 320
Owen, 310
Oliver, 305 (tie)
Thijs, 305 (tie)
Morris, 304
Moos, 303
Jens, 299
Floris, 298
Joep, 294
Jan, 289
Ties, 286
Mick, 282
Max, 279
Abel, 276
Jake, 275
David, 273 (tie)
Tobias, 273 (tie)
Julian, 270
Jip, 266
Lars, 264
Hugo, 260
Mohammed, 255
The girls’ top 100 included Juna (tied for 59th), Lizzy (tied for 71st), Loua (76th), and Novi (tied for 88th).
The boys’ top 100 included Jurre (tied for 52nd), Fedde (59th), Aiden (74th), and Cas (96th).
Home to nearly 18 million people, the Netherlands is divided into 12 provinces. The most popular baby names within each of the 12 provinces last year were…
Top girl name
Top boy name
South Holland (21.4% of the population)
Olivia
Noah
North Holland (16.6% of pop.)
Olivia
Noah
North Brabant (14.7% of pop.)
Saar
Noud
Gelderland (12.0% of pop.)
Julia
Noah
Utrecht (7.8% of pop.)
Nora
Lucas
Overijssel (6.6% of pop.)
Julia
Luca
Limburg (6.3% of pop.)
Emma
Noah
Friesland (3.7% of pop.)
Lieke
Hidde
Groningen (3.3% of pop.)
Elin
Noah
Drenthe (2.8% of pop.)
Lotte
Daan
Flevoland (2.5% of pop.)
Hailey
Jan
Zeeland (2.2% of pop.)
Olivia
Lucas
Finally, here are the Netherlands’ 2022 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
The country of the Netherlands, located in Northwestern Europe, is bordered by both Belgium and Germany.
Last year, from January to November, the Netherlands welcomed more than 168,000 babies — over 82,000 girls and over 86,000 boys.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Emma and Noah.
Here are the Netherlands’ top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
Emma, 677 baby girls
Julia, 655
Mila, 624
Sophie, 620
Olivia, 591
Yara, 559
Saar, 532 – short form of Sarah
Nora, 524
Tess, 509
Noor, 501
Milou, 489
Sara, 486
Liv, 482
Zoë, 473
Evi, 466
Anna, 455
Luna, 451
Lotte, 423 (tie)
Nina, 423 (tie)
Eva, 405
Emily, 389
Lauren, 386
Maeve, 384
Lina, 383
Elin, 379
Maud, 368
Sarah, 350
Nova, 345
Loïs, 340 (tie)
Sofia, 340 (tie)
Mia, 339
Sofie, 332
Lieke, 330
Fleur, 328
Isa, 325
Fien, 324 – short form of Josefien
Lynn, 319
Hailey, 312
Roos, 297
Julie, 290
Livia, 288
Fenna, 284 – feminine form of Fen (a Frisian short form of Ferdinand)
Ella, 279
Sophia, 275
Bo, 274
Lily, 252
Ivy, 248
Romée, 246
Lena, 244
Noé, 241
Boy Names
Noah, 871 baby boys
Liam, 666
Luca, 664
Lucas, 652
Mees, 621 – short form of Bartholomeus
Finn, 596
James, 594
Milan, 591
Levi, 585
Sem, 582
Daan, 538
Noud, 533 – short form of Arnoud (the Dutch form of Arnold)
Luuk, 518
Adam, 508
Sam, 495
Bram, 470
Zayn, 447
Mason, 440
Benjamin, 409
Boaz, 369
Siem, 360 – short form of Simon
Guus, 356
Morris, 353
Olivier, 349 (tie)
Thomas, 349 (tie)
Teun, 346 – short form of Antonius
Gijs, 335 (tie) – short form of Gijsbert
Mats, 335 (tie)
Max, 326
Jesse, 317
Julian, 315
Otis, 314
Floris, 312
Lars, 307
David, 304 (tie)
Jake, 304 (tie)
Moos, 303 – short form of Mozes
Rayan, 300
Jens, 291
Joep, 289
Owen, 286
Thijs, 273
Jan, 270 (3-way tie)
Oliver, 270 (3-way tie)
Willem, 270 (3-way tie)
Mick, 269
Jack, 262
Jurre, 259 – short form of Jurryt (the Frisian form of Gerard)
Abel, 254
Kai, 253
Dutch onomastician Gerrit Bloothooft noted that, if similar names had been counted together, the name-groups Saar/Sara/Sarah and Luca/Lucas/Luuk would have topped the girls’ list and the boys’ list, respectively.
The girls’ top 100 included Cato (55th), Veerle (60th), Puck (75th), and Merel (83rd).
The boys’ top 100 included Jaxx (56th), Sven (64th), Hidde (72nd), and Jip (78th).
The word Sway popped up for the first time in the U.S. baby name data in 2001:
2003: 14 baby girls and 5 baby boys named Sway
2002: 12 baby girls named Sway
2001: 8 baby girls named Sway [debut]
2000: unlisted
1999: unlisted
For a long time I assumed the main influence was MTV personality Sway Calloway. But, while I still think Sway had an influence on male usage, I’ve since discovered a much better explanation for the 2001 debut as a female name.
One of the main characters in the 2000 car heist film Gone in 60 Seconds was mechanic-slash-bartender Sara “Sway” Wayland (played by Angelina Jolie). She was the love interest of protagonist Randall “Memphis” Raines (played by Nicolas Cage), who was tasked with stealing 50 specific, expensive cars inside of 72 hours.
The film didn’t get great reviews, but I do remember appreciating the fact that each of the 50 cars was assigned a feminine code-name:
So, how do you feel about the name Sway? If you were having a baby girl, would you be more likely to name her something modern, like Sway, or something traditional, like Sara or Susan?
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