Recorded 1987–2009 Girls' name Peak 2009 37 births

Lynzey — girls' name

37 babies named Lynzey in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s172000s14
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Lynzey was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lynzey in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lynzey

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Lynzey between 1987 and 2009, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lynzey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lynzey performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lynzey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lynzey 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 37 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.

Lynzey at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

37

Since 1987

23 years of records

Peak year

2009

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1987

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2009

Lynzey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1987

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
45678910 200920001999199719921987 6

Lynzey by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 46% of Lynzey's all-time total
1980s61990s172000s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lynzey?
37 babies have been named Lynzey since 1987. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2009 with 9 births.
When was Lynzey most popular?
Lynzey was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Lynzey been used?
Lynzey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 23 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Lynzey?
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, 1987–2009 (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.