Recorded 1977–2018 Girls' name Peak 1986 966 births

Lynsie — girls' name

966 babies named Lynsie in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s3911990s3102000s2032010s32
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Lynsie was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

53 babies were named Lynsie in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynsie

The Social Security Administration has registered 966 babies named Lynsie between 1977 and 2018, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynsie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynsie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 391 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lynsie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 56 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Lynsie in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynsie 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 966 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.

Lynsie at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

966

Since 1977

42 years of records

Peak year

1986

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1977

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2018

Lynsie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1977

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1986)
53
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
0204060 201820092004199919941989198419791977 6

Lynsie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
391 births that decade — 40% of Lynsie's all-time total
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Lynsie by state

Where Lynsie concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Lynsie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
56 5.8%
#2 California
37 3.8%
#3 Utah
7 0.7%
Texas share of Lynsie's total US births 5.8%
Even split

56 of 966 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynsie?
966 babies have been named Lynsie since 1977. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1986 with 53 births.
When was Lynsie most popular?
Lynsie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 391 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Lynsie most popular?
The top states for the name Lynsie are Texas (56 births), California (37 births), Utah (7 births).
How long has the name Lynsie been used?
Lynsie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 42 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Lynsie?
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, 1977–2018 (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.