Flynn

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

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

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. It is also an American family name — about 63,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data.

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:

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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