Girl’s name · Greek, Welsh, American English

Elynn

How to say it: eh-LEEN · /eˈlin/

Modern respelling of Elin/Ellen - Welsh form of Helen meaning 'light', with creative -ynn ending.

Elynn was the 2,051st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 83% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #4,060 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,051for girls in 2025
1 in 55,255US babies
0born in 2025
#4,060projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Elynn
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,051
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 55,255
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−83%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#4,060
In France, 2025#590 among girls’ names, 35 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Elynn peaked in the 2010s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 15 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Elynn also love

Nicknames

  • Elly
  • Lynn

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Elynn is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French, Welsh.

In France: #590 for girls in 2025.

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