UK boy's name
Flyn
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2018. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Flyn is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Flyn popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2018 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3011, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2003, with 11 births.
This profile covers 117 England and Wales registrations across 18 recorded years from 2000 to 2018. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 55% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 116 living people in the UK are called Flyn. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2019 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Flyn ranked #3011 for boys in England and Wales in 2018, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2003, when 11 boys were registered as Flyn.
- • About 116 living people in the UK are estimated to have Flyn as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3011
2018
Births in 2018
6
Latest year
Peak year
2003
11 births
Estimated living
116
2026
Popularity
Flyn over time
The chart below shows babies named Flyn registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2000 to 2018. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Flyn, the clearest high point is 2003. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2018, compared with 11 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Flyn by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Flyn was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #3420 | 45 | 8 |
| 2000s | #2187 | 72 | 10 |
Related
Names similar to Flyn
- Freddie 46,945
- Finley 42,410
- Frederick 19,866
- Finlay 17,879
- Frankie 17,528
- Finn 14,413
- Felix 14,361
- Fraser 6,470
- Flynn 6,170
- Frank 5,992
- Filip 5,876
- Francis 5,744
FAQ
Flyn: questions and answers
How popular is the name Flyn in the UK right now?
In 2018, Flyn was ranked #3011 for boys in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Flyn most popular?
The peak year on record was 2003, with 11 babies registered as Flyn in England and Wales.
How many people are called Flyn in the UK?
A total of 117 babies have been registered as Flyn across the 18 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.