Monday, June 10, 2013

Lyns Throughout the Generations

And by 'generations', I just mean the last 4 or so. :p
I often see "-lyn" names listed as a modern trend, but actually, they're fairly stable part of American names. Between 3-5% of girls get names that end in -lyn every year--of course, which "-lyn" names they get is determined by the fads of the day.
So, I thought it'd be fun to look at the top "-lyn" names for this generation and previous.

2012:
  1. Evelyn
  2. Brooklyn
  3. Madelyn
  4. Caroline*
  5. Jocelyn
  6. Madeline
  7. Kaitlyn
  8. Katelyn
  9. Brooklynn
  10. Adalyn
  11. Ashlyn
  12. Adelyn
  13. Adeline
  14. Adalynn
  15. Jacqueline

1982:
  1. Jacqueline
  2. Jaclyn
  3. Carolyn
  4. Caroline
  5. Jacquelyn
  6. Evelyn
  7. Caitlin
  8. Ellen
  9. Helen
  10. Lynn
  11. Jocelyn
  12. Marilyn
  13. Gwendolyn
  14. Jacklyn
  15. Madeline

1952:
  1. Carolyn
  2. Marilyn
  3. Jacqueline
  4. Helen
  5. Ellen
  6. Lynn
  7. Evelyn
  8. Gwendolyn
  9. Lynne
  10. Jacquelyn
  11. Pauline
  12. Caroline
  13. Madeline
  14. Rosalyn
  15. Jacalyn

1922**:
  1. Helen
  2. Evelyn
  3. Ellen
  4. Madeline
  5. Carolyn
  6. Marilyn
  7. Caroline
  8. Adeline
  9. Jacqueline
  10. Gwendolyn
  11. Madelyn
  12. Marilynn
  13. Evangeline
  14. Roslyn
  15. Hellen

1892**:
  1. Helen
  2. Ellen
  3. Caroline
  4. Evelyn
  5. Madeline
  6. Adeline
  7. Carolyn
  8. Evangeline
  9. Adaline
  10. Evalyn
  11. Gwendolyn
  12. Emeline
  13. Magdalen
  14. Ethelyn
  15. Adline

*Quite a few "-line" names have multiple pronunciations--"lin", "leen" or "line". With many, there's no way to separate them, but I did remove the ones that were rarely, if ever, 'lin'--Pauline, Angeline, Arline, Earline, etc.
**Before 1937, the SSA did not require all citizens to register for a SSN. Thus, data before this time is voluntary, and therefore not as reliable.

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