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Girl name

Lynsey

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Lynsey has been given to about 4,929 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1982, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,822
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lynsey per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1982 · 254
  • Born in 20250
  • All time4,929

How popular is Lynsey?

Its best year was 1982, when 254 babies were given the name, ranking 693rd. The typical living American called Lynsey is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Lynsey

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lyndsey0.89
  2. Linsey0.89
  3. Lindsey0.79
  4. Kinsey0.77
  5. Kinsley0.68
  6. Laney0.68
  7. Tinsley0.68
  8. Lynne0.65

Middle names for Lynsey

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lynsey Anne0.81
  2. Lynsey Catherine0.78
  3. Lynsey Josephine0.78
  4. Lynsey Rose0.77
  5. Lynsey Marie0.77
  6. Lynsey Grace0.77

Sibling names for Lynsey

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bethanysister · 0.81
  2. Aracelisister · 0.80
  3. Sashasister · 0.79
  4. Elishaeither · 0.78
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.78
  6. Dustinbrother · 0.78

Where Lynsey is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lynsey Anderson0.77
    2. Lynsey White0.72
    3. Lynsey Nguyen0.72
    4. Lynsey Moore0.72
    5. Lynsey Hill0.72
    6. Lynsey Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Lynsey

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.