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Is Lyn a Male or Female Name?

Lyn is predominantly a female name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Lyn globally is 4.8% males and 95.2% females. The country with the highest male ratio is New Zealand with 14.3% and the country with the highest female ratio is Singapore with 98.0%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Lyn in percentages: Globally: 4.8% males, 95.2% females, United States: 8.6% males, 91.4% females, United Kingdom: 3.8% males, 96.2% females, Australia: 4.0% males, 96.0% females, Philippines: 2.3% males, 97.7% females, Saudi Arabia: 6.6% males, 93.4% females, Malaysia: 4.3% males, 95.7% females, Canada: 5.3% males, 94.7% females, Kuwait: 3.6% males, 96.4% females, New Zealand: 14.3% males, 85.7% females, Singapore: 2.0% males, 98.0% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Lyn are 65+ years old, making up 45.7% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 25-34.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Lyn in each age group: 25-34: 6.1%, 35-44: 10.9%, 45-54: 14.0%, 55-64: 23.3%, 65+: 45.7%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Lyn is Australia with 0.0875% of the population. Following is New Zealand and Philippines.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Lyn measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Lyn year over year: 1956: 0.0094‰, 1957: 0.0087‰, 1958: 0.0088‰, 1959: 0.008‰, 1960: 0.0086‰, 1961: 0.0073‰, 1962: 0.0055‰, 1963: 0.0068‰, 1964: 0.0042‰, 1965: 0.0043‰, 1966: 0.0033‰, 1967: 0.0054‰, 1968: 0.0042‰, 1969: 0.0037‰, 1970: 0.0034‰, 1971: 0.0036‰, 1972: 0.0036‰, 1973: 0.0024‰, 1974: 0.0037‰, 1975: 0.0029‰, 1976: 0.0024‰, 1977: 0.003‰, 1978: 0.0031‰, 1979: 0.0025‰, 1980: 0.0028‰, 1981: 0.0024‰, 1982: 0.0025‰, 1983: 0.0027‰, 1984: 0.0028‰, 1985: 0.0028‰, 1986: 0.0019‰, 1987: 0.0021‰, 1988: 0.0024‰, 1989: 0.0016‰, 1990: 0.0017‰, 1991: 0.0014‰, 1992: 0.0013‰, 1993: 0.001‰, 1994: 0.0013‰, 1995: 0.0009‰, 1996: 0.0008‰, 1997: 0.0009‰, 1998: 0.0014‰, 1999: 0.0007‰

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