Lynsey
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LIN-zee
- Origin
- English
Lynsey is a girls' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lynsey mean?
English: spelling of Lindsey, from a district of Lincolnshire
A spelling of Lindsey, a surname usually traced to Lindsey, an ancient district of Lincolnshire, England.
Is Lynsey a girl's or a boy's name?
Lynsey is a girls' name.
How popular is Lynsey in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 61 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lynsey in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2001. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1984 (#96).
Lynsey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,912 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,649 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,553 |
| 2001 | 18 | #1,204 |
| 2000 | 26 | #925 |
| 1999 | 33 | #766 |
| 1998 | 39 | #695 |
| 1997 | 57 | #533 |
| 1996 | 61 | #499 |
How popular is Lynsey in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 254 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the girls named Lynsey in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lynsey in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5,161 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 33 | #4,481 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4,880 |
| 2007 | 44 | #3,652 |
| 2006 | 56 | #3,016 |
| 2005 | 74 | #2,375 |
| 2004 | 89 | #2,042 |
| 2003 | 82 | #2,122 |
| 2002 | 99 | #1,803 |
| 2001 | 106 | #1,697 |
| 2000 | 121 | #1,509 |
| 1999 | 122 | #1,429 |
| 1998 | 146 | #1,240 |
| 1997 | 125 | #1,366 |
| 1996 | 133 | #1,294 |
| 1995 | 165 | #1,077 |
| 1994 | 147 | #1,196 |
| 1993 | 177 | #1,039 |
| 1992 | 168 | #1,074 |
| 1991 | 199 | #950 |
| 1990 | 186 | #988 |
| 1989 | 195 | #919 |
| 1988 | 246 | #759 |
| 1987 | 227 | #779 |
| 1986 | 216 | #783 |
| 1985 | 241 | #715 |
| 1984 | 223 | #732 |
| 1983 | 206 | #774 |
| 1982 | 254 | #693 |
| 1981 | 155 | #948 |
| 1980 | 108 | #1,216 |
| 1979 | 146 | #981 |
| 1978 | 105 | #1,194 |
| 1977 | 57 | #1,774 |
| 1976 | 55 | #1,729 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
Names like Lynsey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Holly Sydney Amber Riley Lily Lacey Hannah Emily Molly Bailey Ashley Jasmine
Names related to Lynsey
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Lynsey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lynsey, updated 20 October 2026.