Lynzi
A feminine given name derived from Lindsey, it's a variant of the feminine form of Lind, an English surname meaning "dweller by the linden tree".
Name Census estimates that about 536 living Americans carry the first name Lynzi. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lynzi today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lynzi births was 1991 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lynzi. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Lynzi with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
536
~ 1 in 639,467 Americans
Peak year
1991
26 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2016 SSA rank
#12,442
Tracked since 1980
Census
Lynzi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 476 people with the first name Lynzi, which placed it at #21,371 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#21,371
National first-name rank
People counted
476
476 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
79.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lynzi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lynzi is White at 79.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.4%) and Black (5.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lynzi described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lynzi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White79.0% · 376
- Hispanic or Latino7.4% · 35
- Black or African American5.5% · 26
- Two or more races4.6% · 22
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 6
Popularity
Lynzi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lynzi from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 191 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Lynzi remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lynzi by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lynzi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lynzis live
Origin
Meaning and history of Lynzi
The name Lynzi is a modern variant of the English name Lynn, which is derived from the Old English word "lind" meaning a lime or linden tree. It is a name that has been in use since the Middle Ages, with the earliest recorded instances dating back to the 13th century.
In ancient times, the linden tree held great significance in many cultures across Europe. It was a symbol of fertility, love, and prosperity, and its wood was often used in the construction of homes and furniture. The name Lynn, and its variants like Lynzi, were likely chosen to honor this revered tree and its symbolic meanings.
One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Lynne de Boeuf, a French noblewoman who lived in the 14th century. Another notable figure was Lynne Merswyn, an English mystic and anchoress who lived in the late 14th century and wrote extensively on spiritual matters.
In the 16th century, the name gained popularity in England, with several notable individuals bearing it. One such person was Lynne Vaughan, a Welsh poet and scholar who lived from 1509 to 1585. Another was Lynne Digges, an English mathematician and astronomer who was born in 1555 and made significant contributions to the field of celestial navigation.
The name Lynzi continued to be used throughout the centuries, with various spellings emerging over time. One notable bearer of the name was Lynzi Sackville-West, an English writer and poet who lived from 1892 to 1962 and was part of the Bloomsbury Group, a circle of influential writers, artists, and intellectuals.
Another famous Lynzi was Lynzi Biedenharn, an American chemist and academic who lived from 1906 to 1994. She made significant contributions to the field of thermodynamics and was a pioneering woman in science, serving as the first female president of the American Chemical Society in 1957.
While the name Lynzi is not as common as its parent name Lynn, it has maintained a presence throughout history, with notable individuals bearing it in various fields, from literature and poetry to science and academia.
People
Lynzi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lynzi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lynzi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lynzi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 536 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lynzi going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 639,467 US residents.
Is Lynzi a common name?
We classify Lynzi as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 553 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lynzi most popular?
The single biggest year for Lynzi was 1991, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lynzi is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lynzi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 476 people with the name Lynzi, or 0.16 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #21,371 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lynzi in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lynzi?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lynzi leans strongly female. 474 people counted with this name were female (98.5%), compared with 7 male bearers (1.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lynzi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lynzi is White at 79.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.4%) and Black (5.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lynzi most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lynzi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.0% (376 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lynzi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lynzi a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lynzi in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lynzi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lynzi in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lynzi can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Lynzi as a first name?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.