Flinn
Boy · FLIN · Irish
Flinn is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “ruddy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Flinn mean?
Irish: variant of Flynn, from Gaelic Ó Floinn
“ruddy”
A variant of Flynn, an Irish surname from Ó Floinn, descendant of Flann, a name meaning ruddy or red.
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Is Flinn a girl's or a boy's name?
Flinn is a boys' name.
How popular is Flinn in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Flinn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Flinn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Flinn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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