Recorded 1976–2015 Girls' name Peak 1984 673 births

Linsay — girls' name

673 babies named Linsay in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

673 girls have been named Linsay since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2015.

673
total births
1976–2015
years on record
1980s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Linsay was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

50 babies were named Linsay in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Linsay

The Social Security Administration has registered 673 babies named Linsay between 1976 and 2015, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Linsay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Linsay performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 370 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Linsay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Linsay in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Linsay in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 673 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Linsay at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

673

Since 1976

40 years of records

Peak year

1984

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1976

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2015

Linsay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1976

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1984)
50
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Linsay by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
370 births that decade — 55% of Linsay's all-time total
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Linsay by state

Where Linsay concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Linsay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
14 2.1%
#2 Michigan
13 1.9%
#3 Illinois
5 0.7%
#4 Ohio
5 0.7%
#5 Texas
5 0.7%
California share of Linsay's total US births 2.1%
Even split

14 of 673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Linsay?
673 babies have been named Linsay since 1976. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1984 with 50 births.
When was Linsay most popular?
Linsay was most popular in the 1980s decade with 370 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Linsay most popular?
The top states for the name Linsay are California (14 births), Michigan (13 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Linsay been used?
Linsay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 40 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Linsay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Linda, Lindsey, Lindsay, Lina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.