How Many People Are Named Lynley?
An estimated 933 people in the United States have the first name Lynley. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Lynley peaked in popularity in 2016 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lynley as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lynley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
933
About 1 in 367,368 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2016
46 births
Total Registered
969
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lynley
Lynley is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 969 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lynley as a female name
Ranked #5,220 in 2024
25 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (46 births)
Lynley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lynley span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 340 babies were registered. While Lynley is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lynley by Decade
How has Lynley tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lynley by State
Birth registrations for Lynley span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Arkansas, Georgia. The lowest are in Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas. On average, about 11 Lynleys were registered per state.
Lynley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lynley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lynley
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lynley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lynley?
We estimate approximately 933 people named Lynley are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 367,368 Americans share this first name.
Is Lynley a common name?
Lynley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 969 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lynley most popular?
Lynley reached peak popularity in 2016, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lynley is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lynley a female name?
Lynley is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lynley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lynley Smith, Lynley Johnson, Lynley Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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