Given name
Lynsey
Lynsey is a variant of Lindsay. One English interpretation is “from the island of linden trees; from Lincoln's wetland.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lynsey 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
Lynsey is a variant of Lindsay. An origin associated with Lindsay is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Lynsey is used as a spelling variant of Lindsay.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lynsey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,929
- 0 boys · 4,929 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 254 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −70%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 254 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,560 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.
Lynsey’s family of names
Lynsey has an alternative spelling in Lindsay. Lynsey has a related form in Lindsay.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lynsey
- Lynsey de PaulEnglish singer-songwriter (1948–2014)
- Lynsey AddarioAmerican photojournalistborn 1973
- Lynsey SharpScottish middle-distance runnerborn 1990
- Lynsey BartilsonAmerican actressborn 1983
- Lynsey BaxterBritish actressborn 1959
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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