Lynx*
#7,520 most common boys' name of all time · #18,926 across all names · 86% male / 14% female · used 2008–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#7,520
Rank overall
#18,926 of 105,966
First appeared
2008
Years on the list
16 of 146
All-time
473
Since 2016
419
Peak year
2023 #2,474
Best rank
#2,283 2024
Girls
Boys
peak 71/yr
Lynx first appears in 2008. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 45 | 45 | #2,828 |
| 2024 | 8 | 63 | 71 | #2,283 |
| 2023 | 16 | 55 | 71 | #2,474 |
| 2022 | 10 | 53 | 63 | #2,587 |
| 2021 | 8 | 32 | 40 | #3,573 |
| 2020 | 6 | 26 | 32 | #4,009 |
| 2019 | 6 | 30 | 36 | #3,714 |
| 2018 | 6 | 24 | 30 | #4,343 |
| 2017 | — | 19 | 19 | #5,100 |
| 2016 | — | 12 | 12 | #7,111 |
| 2015 | 5 | 12 | 17 | #7,035 |
| 2014 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,757 |
| 2013 | — | 10 | 10 | #8,060 |
| 2012 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,800 |
| 2011 | — | 5 | 5 | #13,883 |
| 2008 | — | 7 | 7 | #11,002 |