Lin is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #13267 in 2014 with 5 recorded births. This places Lin in the bottom 6% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2010 with 9 births ranking #8529. In 2014, approximately 1 in every 384,088 boys born was named Lin. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.