Lynnsey
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LIN-zee
- Origin
- English
Lynnsey is a girls' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lynnsey mean?
English: spelling of Lynsey, itself a spelling of Lindsey, from a district of Lincolnshire
A spelling of Lindsey, a surname usually traced to Lindsey, an ancient district of Lincolnshire, England.
Meaning borrowed from Lynsey.
Is Lynnsey a girl's or a boy's name?
Lynnsey is a girls' name.
How popular is Lynnsey in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 38 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Lynnsey in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lynnsey in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 23 | #5,082 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 30 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 32 | #3,714 |
| 1998 | 24 | #4,489 |
| 1997 | 29 | #3,812 |
| 1996 | 23 | #4,448 |
| 1995 | 20 | #4,841 |
| 1994 | 26 | #4,011 |
| 1993 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 38 | #2,873 |
| 1988 | 30 | #3,220 |
| 1987 | 32 | #2,970 |
| 1986 | 32 | #2,902 |
| 1985 | 28 | #3,169 |
| 1984 | 29 | #2,991 |
| 1983 | 25 | #3,241 |
| 1982 | 23 | #3,529 |
| 1981 | 18 | #4,161 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,742 |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,750 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
Names like Lynnsey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ashley, Bailey, Riley, Hailey, Cassidy, Lacey, Sydney, Kelsey, Logan, Casey, Harley, Kenley
Names related to Lynnsey
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lynnsey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lynnsey, updated 20 October 2026.