Girls' name · since 1981
Lynsee
Lynsee has 131 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,187 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 131
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lynsee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 131 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Lynsee recorded 131 times among girls since 1981, 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 1981 to 2006.
- #24,187 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 131 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynsee ranks #24,187 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 131 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,187 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 131
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lynsee's 131 recorded births place it above 66.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lynsee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lynsee's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lynsee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2006
- Peak year (1986)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Lynsee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (64 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Lynsee's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Lynsee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
64 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 64 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Lynsee's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2000s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lynsee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1981–2006 (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 Lynsee 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.