Lynzie
A feminine variation of the Scottish name Lindsay meaning "linden tree island".
Name Census estimates that about 967 living Americans carry the first name Lynzie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lynzie today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lynzie births was 2006 (43 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lynzie. 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 Lynzie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
967
~ 1 in 354,451 Americans
Peak year
2006
43 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2023 SSA rank
#12,922
Tracked since 1979
Census
Lynzie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 863 people with the first name Lynzie, which placed it at #13,850 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
#13,850
National first-name rank
People counted
863
863 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lynzie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lynzie is White at 78.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.4%) and Black (6.1%). 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 Lynzie 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 Lynzie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.1% · 674
- Hispanic or Latino9.4% · 81
- Black or African American6.1% · 53
- Two or more races3.0% · 26
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.5% · 13
Popularity
Lynzie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lynzie from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 337 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lynzie 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 Lynzie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lynzies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Lynzie
The name Lynzie is believed to have originated from the Old English language during the Middle Ages. It is thought to be a diminutive form of the name Lyndis, which itself is derived from the Old English word "lind," meaning a lime tree or linden tree. The earliest recorded usage of the name Lynzie can be traced back to the 13th century in various medieval records and documents from England.
While the name Lynzie did not appear in any major ancient texts or religious scriptures, it was not an uncommon name among commoners and peasants in medieval England. One of the earliest known individuals to bear the name Lynzie was Lynzie Woodhouse, a farmer's wife who lived in the village of Hastings, England, in the late 13th century.
Throughout the centuries, the name Lynzie has been borne by several notable individuals. One such person was Lynzie Browne (1592-1675), a renowned English herbalist and apothecary who published several influential works on medicinal plants and their uses. Another notable bearer of the name was Lynzie Fairfax (1628-1701), an English noblewoman and landowner who played a significant role in the English Civil War.
In the 19th century, Lynzie Wharton (1810-1879) was a prominent abolitionist and women's rights activist in the United States. She was a close friend and confidante of renowned figures such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
More recently, Lynzie Kent (1935-2008) was a celebrated Australian author and poet, best known for her critically acclaimed novel "The Burning Hills" and her collection of poetry titled "Echoes of the Outback."
Lynzie Montgomery (1951-present) is a contemporary American artist and sculptor, whose works have been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums across the United States and Europe.
People
Lynzie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lynzie 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
Lynzie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lynzie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 967 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lynzie 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 354,451 US residents.
Is Lynzie a common name?
We classify Lynzie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 993 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lynzie most popular?
The single biggest year for Lynzie was 2006, when 43 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lynzie is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lynzie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 863 people with the name Lynzie, or 0.29 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,850 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 Lynzie 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 Lynzie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lynzie leans strongly female. 859 people counted with this name were female (98.8%), compared with 10 male bearers (1.2%). 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 Lynzie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lynzie is White at 78.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (9.4%) and Black (6.1%). 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 Lynzie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lynzie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.1% (674 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 Lynzie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lynzie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lynzie 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 Lynzie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lynzie 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 Lynzie 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 share the name Lynzie?
Find out how many Americans are named Lynzie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.