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What official birth registration shows about Lin: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2005–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2005 to 2025, ranging from #3549 to #5927.20072010201620212025#3549#5927
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2005#4798
2006#5061
2007#3667
2008#4524
2009#5556
2010#5707
2011#3549
2012#5876
2016#4763
2017#5765
2018#4684
2021#5581
2022#5669
2024#3695
2025#5927

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 26 of the 56 years from 1970 to 2025.

In 2025: #513 among girls in Norway, #5927 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1970–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1970

    First recorded at #253 among girls in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1970–2025

    Highest recorded position: #114 among girls in Norway, in 1973 (recorded 1970–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1970 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #114 in Norway in 1973.

Lin's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59273HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#36956HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#56693HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#55813HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#57653HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#48103HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#58763HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#35496HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#57073HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#46783HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#55563HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#45244HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#31585HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#36675HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#35894HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#50613HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#47983HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#32084HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#5134HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#4017HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#4157HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#4905HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#38210HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#4587HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#5594HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#5654HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#4996HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#5246HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#6074HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#5445HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#5885HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#5367HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#5696HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#5396HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#4957HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#6414HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#32912HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#32113HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#11856HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#13649HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#11460HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#12851HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#12648HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#25317HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Lin is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Lin, between 1970 and 2025, in 33 of those 56 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1973England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 200819702025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1970–202526#114 in 1973
England and Wales2005–202515#3158 in 2008

Its high point came 35 years earlier in Norway (1973) than in England and Wales (2008).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1989; it appears again in 1996.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Lin

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1970–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1970 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #114 in Norway in 1973. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.