Girls' name · since 1976
Lynsay
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 307 babies named Lynsay, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 307
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lynsay is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 307 have been recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Lynsay recorded 307 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2006.
- #15,707 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 307 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynsay ranks #15,707 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 307 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 307
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lynsay's 307 recorded births place it above 78.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lynsay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lynsay splits its recorded history at 1988: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lynsay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2006
- Peak year (1982)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Lynsay by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (178 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Lynsay's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Lynsay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
178 births
- 1990s
1990s
75 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 178 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Lynsay's decade-level peak was the 1980s (178 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lynsay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1976–2006 (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 Lynsay 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.