Given name & surname
Linzi
Linzi is a variant of Lindsay. One English interpretation is “from the island of linden trees; from Lincoln's wetland.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Linzi is a variant of Lindsay. One English interpretation is “from the island of linden trees; from Lincoln's wetland.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Linzi is a variant of Lindsay. An origin associated with Lindsay is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Linzi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 557
- 0 boys · 557 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 27 in 1984. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 611 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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