How Many People Are Named Lynsay?
An estimated 290 people in the United States have the first name Lynsay. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Lynsay peaked in popularity in 1982 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lynsay 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 Lynsay paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
290
About 1 in 1,181,912 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1982
24 births
Total Registered
307
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lynsay
Lynsay is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 307 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lynsay as a female name
Ranked #16,320 in 2006
6 female births in 2006
Peak: 1982 (24 births)
Lynsay: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lynsay span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 178 babies were registered. Lynsay has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lynsay by Decade
How has Lynsay 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.
Lynsay + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lynsay as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lynsay
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Lynsay: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lynsay?
We estimate approximately 290 people named Lynsay 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 1,181,912 Americans share this first name.
Is Lynsay a common name?
Lynsay is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 307 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lynsay most popular?
Lynsay reached peak popularity in 1982, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lynsay is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lynsay a female name?
Lynsay is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lynsay Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lynsay Smith, Lynsay Johnson, Lynsay 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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