Girls' name · since 1977
Lynsi
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 415 babies named Lynsi, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 415
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
415 girls have been named Lynsi since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynsi has been recorded 415 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2007.
- #13,233 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 415 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynsi ranks #13,233 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 415 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,233 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 415
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lynsi's 415 recorded births place it above 81.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lynsi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lynsi splits its recorded history at 1991: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lynsi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2007
- Peak year (1987)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Lynsi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (223 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Lynsi's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Lynsi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
223 births
- 1990s
1990s
123 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 223 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Lynsi's decade-level peak was the 1980s (223 total births); usage has since declined to 43 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lynsi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
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, 1977–2007 (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 Lynsi 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.