Lincy
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 16 babies a year in the US.
Lincy by the numbers
Lincy was given to 16 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Lincy
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lincy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lillylily flower; variant of Lily382 in England and Wales (2025)
- Laineybright, shining one; from Elaine219 in England and Wales (2025)
- Laneyfrom the lane; a form of Lane437 in the US (2017)
- Lindapretty or beautiful404 in the US (2017)
- Libbygod is my oath; a form of Elizabeth80 in England and Wales (2025)
- Linleylinden tree clearing or meadow76 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lincy
Names that are said the same way as Lincy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Lynnsie5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lincy
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