Girls' name · since 1948
Linsey
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 5,125 babies named Linsey, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,091 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,125
- born since 1948
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Linsey is the #12091 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,125 recorded since 1948.
Linsey has 5,125 recorded births among girls since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12091 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #2,534 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,091 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,125 born since 1948
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linsey ranks #2,534 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,091 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,125 born since 1948, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,091 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,125
- born since 1948
- 1980s
- peak decade
Linsey's 5,125 recorded births place it above 96.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Linsey compares
5,125 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Linsey's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Linsey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,125 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 296 | 21 | 19,840 |
Linsey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Linsey's full recorded timeline at 1995, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 296 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Linsey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 296
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Linsey popularity over time - boys
240 total births recorded since 1904 (Linsey as boys' name)
Linsey by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,159 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Linsey's strongest decade.
2,159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Linsey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 423
1970s
423 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,159 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,444 births
- 2000s 815
2000s
815 births
- 2010s 213
2010s
213 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,159 births (42% of all-time use).
How Linsey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Linsey's total volume
Linsey by state
Where Linsey concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 407 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 395 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 194 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 193 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 190 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 167 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 125 | 2.4% |
| #8 | New York | | 116 | 2.3% |
407 of 5,125 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Linsey appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Linsey's data
- Linsey's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,159 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Linseys (407 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Linsey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1948–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Linsey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.