Linsey — #13644 US girls' name
5,118 babies named Linsey in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 23% of names given to girls today.
42% of everyone ever named Linsey was born in this single decade.
296 babies were named Linsey in 1985 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Linsey
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,118 babies named Linsey between 1948 and 2024, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Linsey currently holds the #13644 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 296 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Linsey performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 2,159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Linsey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 407 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Linsey in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Linsey 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 5,118 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.
Linsey at a glance
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Linsey popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1948
- Peak year (1985)
- 296
- Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
Currently ranks #13644 among girls.
5,118 total births across 77 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1985 with 296 births in a single year.
Linsey popularity over time — boys
240 total births recorded since 1904 (Linsey as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Linsey accounts for 4% of total recorded use across both genders.
Linsey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 2,159 births that decade — 42% of Linsey's all-time total
Linsey decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,159 births
- Runner-up 1,444 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Linsey's strongest decade
2,159 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 42% of all-time use.
Linsey by state
Where Linsey concentrates geographically — total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 407 | 8.0% |
| #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 5,118 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 8.0% of nationwide
- Texas 7.7% of nationwide
- Michigan 3.8% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 3.8% of nationwide
- Florida 3.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 34 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.0% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Linsey appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1948–2024 (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.