The name Flynn is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "descendant of the red-haired one".

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A winning last-name-first Celtic choice, Flynn is still mostly used for boys, such as the son of Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr.  Though Flynn is definitely one of the Irish surname names, from Quinn to Flannery to Makenna, that makes one of the trendy <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/79/boy-names-for-girls">boy names for girls"</a>.

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The name Flynn peaked for girls at #4566 in 2013. Flynn is also used for boys, ranking #828 in 2025.

The name Flynn is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "descendant of the red-haired one".

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Flynn, a charming Irish surname, is still used only quietly, despite its easygoing, casual cowboy charm, unlike Finn which is a star of this genre. Flynn was the choice of Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr for their baby boy, and is also the middle name -- used as his first -- of a son of Miranda's fellow supermodel Elle Macpherson, of Gary Oldman's son Gulliver and Marley Shelton's daughter West.
<br/><br/>Flynn Rider (born Eugene Fitzherbert) is the dashing animated hero of the Disney film "Tangled." On TV's "Breaking Bad", Flynn was what young Walter Jr. tried to rename himself. The name was long associated with the swashbuckling Errol Flynn, inspiration of the phrase "in like Flynn." Some may connect this name to controversial former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn
<br/><br/>Flynn entered the U.S. Top 1000 in 2011, and is a highly popular choice in Australia and New Zealand.

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The name Flynn is currently ranked #828 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #653 in 2021. The name is most popular in FLYNN, FLYNN, and FLYNN. Flynn is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

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