NameTides

Lynsey

Lynsey peaked in the US in 1982 at #693, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.

Lynsey as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Lynsey as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020
Lynsey as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2024#12,161 (7)—————
2021#13,464 (6)—————
2020#8,953 (11)—————
2019#10,473 (9)—————
2018#11,427 (8)—————
2017#15,902 (5)—————
2016#9,411 (11)—————
2015#8,931 (12)—————
2014#5,163 (26)—————
2013#9,036 (12)—————
2012#8,208 (14)—————
2011#7,783 (15)—————
2010#6,382 (20)#4,688 (4)————
2009#4,482 (33)—#783 (3)———
2008#4,882 (30)—————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1982 at #693.
  • First recorded in the US in 1966.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LynseyCanadaGirls—too few
LynseyEngland & WalesGirls—too few
LynseyIrelandGirls—too few
LynseyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
LynseyScotlandGirls—too few
LynseyUSGirls—too few