Girls' name · since 1977
Lynsie
Lynsie has 966 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 966
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lynsie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 966 have been recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynsie has been recorded 966 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 2018.
- #7,696 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 966 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lynsie ranks #7,696 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 966 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 966
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lynsie's 966 recorded births place it above 89.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lynsie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lynsie splits its recorded history at 1996: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 53 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lynsie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2018
- Peak year (1986)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Lynsie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (391 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Lynsie's strongest decade.
391 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Lynsie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
391 births
- 1990s
1990s
310 births
- 2000s
2000s
203 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 391 births (40% of all-time use).
How Lynsie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lynsie's total volume
Lynsie by state
Where Lynsie concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 56 | 5.8% |
| #2 | California | | 37 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Utah | | 7 | 0.7% |
56 of 966 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lynsie's data
- Lynsie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (391 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lynsies (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lynsie: 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 (~41 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, 1977–2018 (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 Lynsie 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.