Recorded 1976–2006 Girls' name Peak 1982 307 births

Lynsay — girls' name

307 babies named Lynsay in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s431980s1781990s752000s11
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Lynsay was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

24 babies were named Lynsay in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynsay

The Social Security Administration has registered 307 babies named Lynsay between 1976 and 2006, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynsay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynsay performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lynsay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynsay 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 307 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.

Lynsay at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

307

Since 1976

31 years of records

Peak year

1982

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1976

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2006

Lynsay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1976

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1982)
24
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0510152025 200619961993199019871984198119781976 8

Lynsay by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
178 births that decade — 58% of Lynsay's all-time total
1970s431980s1781990s752000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynsay?
307 babies have been named Lynsay since 1976. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1982 with 24 births.
When was Lynsay most popular?
Lynsay was most popular in the 1980s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Lynsay been used?
Lynsay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 31 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Lynsay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lynn, Lynda, Lynne, Lynette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1976–2006 (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.