Fun Facts About the Name Westlynn
- 336 babies named Westlynn: U.S. records list 336 babies given the name Westlynn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Westlynn Mean?
Westlynn is a modern English compound made from the directional word west and the name Lynn. Read from its parts, it suggests "western lake." West comes from Old English west, the same word still used for the direction. Lynn is usually traced to Welsh llyn, "lake," though the English surname Lynn is sometimes derived instead from Old English hlynn, "torrent, stream," and the town of King's Lynn in Norfolk is generally explained from a Celtic word for a pool or lake. Because the two elements were joined only recently, Westlynn has no inherited meaning of its own in any older language; its sense is the sum of the pieces it is built from.
Westlynn Name History & Origins
Westlynn follows the pattern of modern English names formed by attaching -lynn to a short first element, alongside Ashlynn, Katelynn, Brooklyn, and similar forms. In these names the ending reflects the given name Lynn, which was widely used in the twentieth century, rather than an independent word for a lake or stream. The name is not tied to a saint, a royal house, or an older naming tradition.
The spelling also echoes place names. West Lynn is a village in Norfolk, England, on the west bank of the Great Ouse across from King's Lynn. The city of Lynn, Massachusetts, took its name from King's Lynn, and West Lynn is a neighborhood there; West Lynn is also a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, and a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. These places may make the combination of West and Lynn look familiar, but no documented line of descent connects any of them to the personal name.
How Popular is the Name Westlynn?
Westlynn has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #2,435 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,435 | 74 | 0.0046% |
| 2024 | #6,595 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #5,731 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #5,969 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #5,559 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #5,155 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #4,069 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2018 | #3,341 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 2017 | #2,961 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 2016 | #12,813 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #18,965 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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