Lynx
Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#2798
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
45
boys 45
Peak year
2024
63 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
473
since 2008
Born a Lynx? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Lynx was most popular in 2024, when 63 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.04 per 1,000). In 2025, 45 babies were named Lynx, ranking #2798 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 104%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | <5 | — | 45 | 2798 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11122 | 63 | 2261 |
| 2023 | 16 | 6922 | 55 | 2441 |
| 2022 | 10 | 9680 | 53 | 2563 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11146 | 32 | 3497 |
| 2020 | 6 | 13453 | 26 | 3918 |
| 2019 | 6 | 13799 | 30 | 3636 |
| 2018 | 6 | 13793 | 24 | 4226 |
| 2017 | <5 | — | 19 | 4935 |
| 2016 | <5 | — | 12 | 6726 |
| 2015 | 5 | 16419 | 12 | 6676 |
| 2014 | <5 | — | 6 | 10717 |
| 2013 | <5 | — | 10 | 7537 |
| 2012 | <5 | — | 9 | 8158 |
| 2011 | <5 | — | 5 | 12287 |
| 2010 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2009 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 2008 | <5 | — | 7 | 9871 |
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Recorded as girls 14% · boys 86% across all years