Lynsey
A girls’ name of Scottish origin, meaning a form of lindsey; linden tree settlement.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Lynsey by the numbers
Lynsey was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 254 babies in 1982, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lynsey. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lyndseylincoln's island; variant spelling of lindsey42 in the US (2017)
- Lynleylake clearing; a form of Lindley34 in the US (2017)
- Linseylinden tree island; a form of Lindsey16 in the US (2017)
- Laneyfrom the lane; a form of Lane437 in the US (2017)
- Lindseylinden tree island; variant of Lindsey316 in the US (2017)
- Lynleelake clearing; a modern form of Lindley or Lynn with Lee suffix118 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a tree
Like Lynsey, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Lynsey
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