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Flynn

“Descendant of Flann, the red-haired one” — Irish Gaelic origin

Boy's name · #827 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Flynn has appeared in US records since 1913 — best rank #654 (2021) · 6,681 babies named Flynn all-time · 1 in 5,600 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #87 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #90 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #96 in Australia (QLD) (2025).

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

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 — association football player

In stories & tradition

• Flynn (Walter White Jr.) — Breaking Bad
• Flynn Saunders — Home and Away
• Flynn Carsen — The Librarian: Quest for the Spear · The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

What Flynns become

Among 34 notable people named Flynn:

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

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