Girls' name · since 1978
Lynnsey
775 babies named Lynnsey in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,938 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 775
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lynnsey is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 775 have been recorded since 1978.
Lynnsey has 775 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1978 to 2024.
- #8,938 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 775 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynnsey ranks #8,938 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 775 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,938 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 775
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lynnsey's 775 recorded births place it above 87.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lynnsey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lynnsey's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lynnsey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Lynnsey by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (270 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Lynnsey's strongest decade.
270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Lynnsey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
270 births
- 1990s
1990s
258 births
- 2000s
2000s
169 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 270 births (35% of all-time use).
How Lynnsey 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 Lynnsey's total volume
Lynnsey by state
Where Lynnsey concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
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What to do with Lynnsey's data
- Lynnsey's decade-level peak was the 1980s (270 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lynnseys (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lynnsey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1978–2024 (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 Lynnsey 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.