Lynsey
4 countriesUS
4,929
total births, United States
SCOT
4,354
total births, Scotland
NI
22
total births, Northern Ireland
FR
20
total births, France
Total births recorded
9,325
Peak year (United States)
1982
Peak-year count
254
First recorded
1966
Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Lynsey was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotlandNorthern IrelandFrance
Country by country
United States
4,929 births recorded 1966–2024 · peaked in 1982 with 254 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Ohio, Michigan, Florida
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
4,354 births recorded 1974–2009 · peaked in 1983 with 360 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
22 births recorded 1997–2000 · peaked in 1997 with 13 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
20 births recorded 1992–2019 · peaked in 2010 with 4 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Lynsey’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | #2125 | — |
| 2004 | #2044 | ↑81 |
| 2005 | #2379 | ↓335 |
| 2006 | #3017 | ↓638 |
| 2007 | #3653 | ↓636 |
| 2008 | #4882 | ↓1229 |
| 2009 | #4482 | ↑400 |
| 2010 | #6382 | ↓1900 |
| 2011 | #7783 | ↓1401 |
| 2012 | #8208 | ↓425 |
| 2013 | #9036 | ↓828 |
| 2014 | #5163 | ↑3873 |
| 2015 | #8931 | ↓3768 |
| 2016 | #9411 | ↓480 |
| 2017 | #15902 | ↓6491 |
| 2018 | #11427 | ↑4475 |
| 2019 | #10473 | ↑954 |
| 2020 | #8953 | ↑1520 |
| 2021 | #13464 | ↓4511 |
| 2024 | #12161 | ↑1303 |