BabyNameScore

Flynn

FLIN · 1 syllable

Flynn feels distinctive without creating everyday friction in daily use.

91/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

  1. Pronunciation & Spelling

    Effortless

    A documented English pronunciation is on file: FLIN (/ˈflɪn/).

    91/100

  2. Everyday Use

    Low risk

    95/100

  3. Growing Up

    Strong lifetime fit

    Works comfortably across child and adult settings.

    82/100

  4. International Use

    Broad international fit

    Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.

    85/100

NAME DETAILS

CLOSE SPELLINGS
O'Flynn
Flinn
ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

Flynn began as the Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Floinn, "descendant of Flann," where Flann was an Old Irish byname meaning "ruddy" or "red-complexioned," commonly applied to people with reddish hair or complexion. Flynn's modern rise as a given name follows the broader trend of transferring Irish surnames into first-name use.

  1. Ó Floinn (Irish). "Ruddy" / "red-complexioned", inherited from the Old Irish byname Flann, the source of the Irish surname Ó Floinn from which Flynn derives. The surname Ó Floinn/Flynn is attested from at least the tenth century in Ireland, with the earliest recorded spelling attributed to Fiacha O'Flynn, Archbishop of Tuam, dated 1255; several independent Irish dynastic lines carried the name (Lords of Tuirtre in Antrim, Ó Floinn of Síol Maolruain in Roscommon, O'Flynns of Arda in west Cork).
POPULARITY

Flynn over time

United States
#828RANK

Rank #828 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Uncommon in current U.S. usage. Ranked #828 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

FLIN

CLOSE SPELLINGS
  • O'Flynn
  • Flinn

Cultural Footprint

TRACEABLE ORIGIN
  1. American actor Errol Flynn (1909-1959)Era

More about Flynn

FORMALITY

Flynn is used as a full given name rather than as a nickname or short form.

EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Flynn is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

A documented English pronunciation is on file. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

FULL-NAME CHECK

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Flynn