How Many People Are Named Lynnsey?
An estimated 747 people in the United States have the first name Lynnsey. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Lynnsey peaked in popularity in 1989 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lynnsey 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 Lynnsey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
747
About 1 in 458,841 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1989
38 births
Total Registered
775
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lynnsey
Lynnsey is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 775 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lynnsey as a female name
Ranked #16,683 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (38 births)
Lynnsey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lynnsey span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 270 babies were registered. Lynnsey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lynnsey by Decade
How has Lynnsey 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.
Lynnsey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lynnsey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lynnsey
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lynnsey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lynnsey?
We estimate approximately 747 people named Lynnsey 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 458,841 Americans share this first name.
Is Lynnsey a common name?
Lynnsey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 775 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lynnsey most popular?
Lynnsey reached peak popularity in 1989, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lynnsey is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lynnsey a female name?
Lynnsey is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lynnsey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lynnsey Smith, Lynnsey Johnson, Lynnsey 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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