Is Linsey a boy or girl name?
Linsey was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 95.5% of the 5,358 US babies named Linsey were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,475
- Babies named Linsey since 1904
- 5,358
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 296 babies
Boys and girls named Linsey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 31 | 5 | 13.9% |
| 1950s | 48 | 15 | 23.8% |
| 1960s | 25 | 8 | 24.2% |
| 1970s | 5 | 423 | 98.8% |
| 1980s | 23 | 2,159 | 98.9% |
| 1990s | 11 | 1,444 | 99.2% |
| 2000s | 0 | 815 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 213 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,475 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,306 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,809 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,767 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,976 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,939 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,287 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,830 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,367 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,107 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,937 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,444 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,303 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 28 | #5,046 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,154 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,619 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,808 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,528 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,151 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,919 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,961 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,960 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,579 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,611 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,480 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,426 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,932 | 143 | #1,228 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,374 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,159 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,152 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,009 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,084 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,722 | 186 | #991 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,014 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 200 | #883 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 214 | #817 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,405 | 191 | #871 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 296 | #631 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,809 | 258 | #668 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,355 | 233 | #717 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 267 | #666 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 182 | #855 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 149 | #991 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 145 | #985 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,362 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,491 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,129 | 52 | #1,805 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,712 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,607 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,830 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,019 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,025 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,736 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,802 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,424 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,765 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,394 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,545 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,467 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,609 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,251 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,508 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,084 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,472 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,046 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,575 | 5 | #5,848 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,183 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,531 | 5 | #5,670 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,115 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,808 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,325 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,327 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,852 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,484 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,607 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,611 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,839 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,571 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,052 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,598 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,116 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 10 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,273 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,320 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,154 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Linsey reached #1,318 in 1904. As a girl name, it reached #631 in 1985. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Linsey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.