Flynn

Meaning: Descendant of Flann, the red-haired one
Origin: Irish Gaelic

Boy's name · #828 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Flynn is near its high-water mark: it reached #654 in 2021 and still ranked #828 in 2025. About 6,700 boys have carried it since 1913.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#87 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #90 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #96 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #105 in New Zealand (2025) · #117 in Scotland (2025) · #180 in N. Ireland (2025) · #227 in England & Wales (2025) · #315 in Netherlands (2025) · #321 in Ireland (2025) · #599 in Switzerland (2025) · #603 in Belgium (2025) · #1,073 in Austria (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Flynns

Flynn Downes — English association football player (born 1999)
Flynn Southam — Australian swimmer
Flynn Robinson — American basketball player (1941–2013)
Flynn Ogilvie — Field hockey player
Flynn Clarke — British footballer (born 2002)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 63,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Errol Flynn — Australian actor (1909–1959)
Gillian Flynn — American author and critic
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn — American politician (1890–1964)

In stories & tradition

Flynn (Walter White Jr.) — Breaking Bad (TV series)
Flynn Saunders — Home and Away (TV series)
Flynn Carsen^cs — The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (TV series)

What Flynns become

Among 34 notable people named Flynn:

Sports figures appear 2.1× more often than among typical names — e.g. Flynn Downes, English association football player (born 1999).

Similar names: Flint · Lennon · Floyd · Finnley · Torin · Kain

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