How Many People Are Named Lin?
people named Lin are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 246,242 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,897 babies named Lin in Social Security records from 1898 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
59 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Chinese 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem". Other characters can also form this name.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lin, 63.2% were girls and 36.8% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lin rose from 46.5% in the 1940s to 64% in the 2010s. It was highest in the 2000s, at 77.9%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lin alive today is about 50 years old, and 50% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 27 and 70 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lin first appears in the records in 1898 and was given most often in 1959, to 59 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1898 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lin has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,666, in 1952. In 2025 it ranked #12,631. Among boys, its best rank was #1,232, in 1898.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #12,631 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,666 (1952) | #1,232 (1898) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,063 in the 1950s | #1,715 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lin were born in California than in any other state: about 54 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lin was given about 5.8 times as often in California.
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