Lynley
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning lake clearing; a form of Lindley.
Babies a year
34
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Lynley by the numbers
Lynley was given to 34 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 46 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lynley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lynleelake clearing; a modern form of Lindley or Lynn with Lee suffix118 in the US (2017)
- Linleylinden tree clearing or meadow76 in the US (2017)
- Lynseya form of lindsey; linden tree settlement5 in the US (2017)
- Lynnley12 in the US (2017)
- Laneyfrom the lane; a form of Lane437 in the US (2017)
- Loxleywoodland clearing where locks grow113 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lynley
Names that are said the same way as Lynley, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Lynley, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Everlywild boar meadow; form of Everley3,510 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Lynley
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