Meaning and history
Lin has several origins. In Chinese it can represent characters such as 林, meaning "forest," while in English and Scandinavian use it can shorten Linda, Caroline or names ending in -lin. Notable bearers include basketball player Jeremy Lin as a surname and Chinese actress Lin Yun.
20062006: 9 births, rank #11,417
2007: 11 births, rank #10,129
2008: 5 births, rank #17,504
2009: 10 births, rank #10,679
2010: 8 births, rank #12,276
20112011: 5 births, rank #16,764
2012: 10 births, rank #10,429
2013: 7 births, rank #13,150
2014: 12 births, rank #8,966
2015: 6 births, rank #14,482
20162016: 9 births, rank #10,859
2017: 5 births, rank #15,902
2018: 5 births, rank #15,682
2019: 13 births, rank #8,138
2020: 8 births, rank #11,090
20212021: 7 births, rank #12,206
2022: 10 births, rank #9,680
2023: 5 births, rank #15,194
2024: 6 births, rank #13,477
20252025: 7 births, rank #11,932
In 2025, 7 babies were recorded with the name Lin, ranking #11,932 among girls.