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Gender-neutral name Chinese origin Multiple tradition

Lin

LIN · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Forest; jade
Language
Chinese
Culture
Chinese
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
nature
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—
2024 births11
Peak year1959
First appeared1898
Total US births1,890
1959 peak18981930196119932024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
LynLinh
In other languages
Lin (Mandarin)Lim (Cantonese)Linh (Vietnamese)

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