Recorded 1982–1989 Girls' name Peak 1982 41 births

Lynsy — girls' name

41 babies named Lynsy in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s41
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Lynsy was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lynsy in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynsy

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Lynsy between 1982 and 1989, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynsy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynsy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynsy 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 41 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.

Lynsy at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

41

Since 1982

8 years of records

Peak year

1982

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1982

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1989

Lynsy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1982

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1982)
9
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
45678910 198919881987198619831982 9

Lynsy by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
41 births that decade — 100% of Lynsy's all-time total
1980s41

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynsy?
41 babies have been named Lynsy since 1982. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1982 with 9 births.
When was Lynsy most popular?
Lynsy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Lynsy been used?
Lynsy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 8 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Lynsy?
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, 1982–1989 (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.