Feminine dossier · first seen 1966

Lynsey

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1982
Peak era
1982
Peak births
254
Current vitality
Below reporting floor
Peak generation
Millennial

Quick answers about Lynsey

How many people are named Lynsey?

An estimated 4,753 living Americans are named Lynsey.

How rare is Lynsey?

Lynsey fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Lynsey?

The median age of a living American named Lynsey is approximately 36 years, with most bearers falling between 29 and 42 years old.

Is Lynsey still popular?

Not especially. Lynsey has been declining since its 1982 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Lynsey most common?

Lynsey has its strongest geographic signal in Tennessee, where it appears 2.2× more often than the national baseline.

1966Peak 19822025
peak 1982 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1982
Decline from peak
100%
2025
0
All-time
4,929

Lynsey is most concentrated in Tennessee — about 2.2× the national rate in the 1990s.

States where Lynsey is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: 2.2× the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY