Linsey
Respelling of Lindsay, a Scottish surname carried north from Lindsey in Lincolnshire, a district whose name means the island or marsh of Lincoln.
Linsey in 2025
Linsey was given to 7 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 21,169th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 473,620 babies born.
The history of Linsey
Linsey reached its highest point in 1985, when 296 babies were given the name, ranking 1,120th that year.
Across the 122 years of records since 1904, 5,365 babies have been named Linsey. Half of them were born before 1989, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Linsey by decade
| Decade | Babies named Linsey | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 3,070 |
| 1910s | 18 | 6,314 |
| 1920s | 39 | 5,604 |
| 1930s | 35 | 6,595 |
| 1940s | 36 | 5,214 |
| 1950s | 63 | 5,405 |
| 1960s | 33 | 7,981 |
| 1970s | 428 | 1,668 |
| 1980s | 2,182 | 1,120 |
| 1990s | 1,455 | 1,674 |
| 2000s | 815 | 2,714 |
| 2010s | 213 | 7,583 |
| 2020s | 43 | 14,167 |
Where Linsey is heading
Linsey has fallen 65% over the past decade, from 20 babies in 2015 to 7 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1985 peak — Linsey is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Linsey
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Linsey.