How Many People Are Named Lynsey?
An estimated 4,711 people in the United States have the first name Lynsey. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Lynsey peaked in popularity in 1982 with 254 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lynsey 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 Lynsey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,711
About 1 in 72,756 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1982
254 births
Total Registered
4,929
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lynsey
Lynsey is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,929 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lynsey as a female name
Ranked #12,892 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1982 (254 births)
Lynsey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lynsey span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,071 babies were registered. Lynsey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lynsey by Decade
How has Lynsey 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.
Lynsey by State
Birth registrations for Lynsey span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Oregon, Mississippi, Nebraska. On average, about 83 Lynseys were registered per state.
Lynsey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lynsey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lynsey
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lynsey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lynsey?
We estimate approximately 4,711 people named Lynsey 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 72,756 Americans share this first name.
Is Lynsey a common name?
Lynsey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,929 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lynsey most popular?
Lynsey reached peak popularity in 1982, when 254 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lynsey is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lynsey a female name?
Lynsey is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lynsey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lynsey Smith, Lynsey Johnson, Lynsey 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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