Old English origin
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Lynsay
A given name in English
Language context for this entry: English
unisexLatin script
No sourced pronunciation yet
- Origin
- Not established
- 1 language context
- English
- Follow the evidence
- 1 cited source Source-reported
01 / Meaning & origin
About Lynsay
Lynsay is a unisex given name documented in English.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
Where Lynsay is used
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4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States
Statistics + language records
United States, 2006: 6 girls (rank 15152). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Popularity over time
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
Scotland
1974–2025 Spelling: Lynsay
Recorded category girls
- Latest · 2000
- 3
- births
- Rank #629
- Peak year
- 1985
- 47 births
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Source: National Records of Scotland · National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed).
Show the data table
| Year | Births | Rank | Per million | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 16 | 229 | 467 | observed |
| 1975 | 14 | 233 | 426 | observed |
| 1976 | 15 | 229 | 478 | observed |
| 1977 | 18 | 219 | 594 | observed |
| 1978 | 17 | 218 | 545 | observed |
| 1979 | 28 | 171 | 848 | observed |
| 1980 | 30 | 167 | 896 | observed |
| 1981 | 40 | 141 | 1,185 | observed |
| 1982 | 41 | 139 | 1,271 | observed |
| 1983 | 41 | 138 | 1,305 | observed |
| 1984 | 40 | 141 | 1,252 | observed |
| 1985 | 47 | 131 | 1,444 | observed |
| 1986 | 40 | 147 | 1,253 | observed |
| 1987 | 33 | 160 | 1,023 | observed |
| 1988 | 29 | 167 | 902 | observed |
| 1989 | 19 | 208 | 613 | observed |
| 1990 | 16 | 240 | 499 | observed |
| 1991 | 15 | 259 | 460 | observed |
| 1992 | 10 | 329 | 311 | observed |
| 1993 | 10 | 327 | 323 | observed |
| 1994 | 4 | 554 | 132 | observed |
| 1995 | 13 | 265 | 442 | observed |
| 1996 | 9 | 340 | 313 | observed |
| 1997 | 4 | 557 | 138 | observed |
| 1998 | 6 | 434 | 216 | observed |
| 1999 | 4 | 532 | 149 | observed |
| 2000 | 3 | 629 | 116 | observed |
| 2001 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | no value | not covered |
About this dataset and its counting rules
Statistics count the spelling “Lynsay” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million use the matching published total for this region, recorded category and year; years without a compatible denominator remain gaps.
- Universe
- metadata.csv (zip), verbatim: « Baby name statistics are compiled from first names recorded in the ‘child’s forename(s)’ part of the entry of the registration of the birth » « The statistics are based only on births which were registered up to 9 April 2026. » « Baby name statistics refer to the births registered in Scotland. » « All births which occur in Scotland should be registered in Scotland, even if the people involved are residents of other countries. » « These figures do not include any names that were given to babies who were stillborn. » « Baby names statistics do not include names given to babies of Scottish residents where the birth occurred outwith Scotland. » Publication date: « The data table was originally published at 9.30am on Tuesday 26 May 2026 »
- Rounding
- No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed).
- Suppression
- metadata.csv, verbatim: « Names with a count of 2 or less in total within Scotland have been suppressed (an exemption applies under Section 38 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002) in order to protect the confidentiality of individuals. » Methodology PDF: « As of 2024, we have reviewed the baby names methodology and no longer release names given to fewer than three babies. » Absence of a name means 2 or fewer (or not registered by the cut-off), never 0.
- Ranking
- Rank as published in the Rank column, preserved verbatim; never recomputed. metadata.csv: « Births where the name of the baby is not stated are excluded from all the ranks. » Tie handling is not described in words; the notes record the observed pattern.
Released 2026-05-26 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · OGL-UK-3.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
History
No historical attestations or sourced notable bearers are recorded yet. Historical databases are being evaluated for reuse permission; nothing is listed until a record can be cited.
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06 / Behind the facts
Sources for this page
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms1
- Wikidata Q91216786CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates5
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.