Flyn
Boy · FLIN · Irish
Flyn is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “descendant of the ruddy one”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Flyn mean?
Irish: spelling of Flynn; from the surname Ó Floinn
“descendant of the ruddy one”
From the Irish surname Ó Floinn, based on the old name Flann, meaning ruddy or red.
- Say it
- FLIN
Meaning borrowed from Flynn. More on Wiktionary.
Is Flyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Flyn is a boys' name.
How popular is Flyn in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Flyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Flyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,033 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
Names like Flyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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