Recorded 1981–2006 Girls' name Peak 1986 131 births

Lynsee — girls' name

131 babies named Lynsee in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s641990s432000s24
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Lynsee was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

15 babies were named Lynsee in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynsee

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Lynsee between 1981 and 2006, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynsee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynsee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lynsee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynsee 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 131 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.

Lynsee at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

131

Since 1981

26 years of records

Peak year

1986

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1981

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2006

Lynsee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1981

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1986)
15
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 2006200119961991198819841981 8

Lynsee by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
64 births that decade — 49% of Lynsee's all-time total
1980s641990s432000s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynsee?
131 babies have been named Lynsee since 1981. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1986 with 15 births.
When was Lynsee most popular?
Lynsee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Lynsee been used?
Lynsee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 26 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Lynsee?
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.

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, 1981–2006 (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.