Barbara vs Lynsey
Barbara and Lynseycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2000, Barbara was ranked #465 and Lynsey #465 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Barbara was ranked #1040 and Lynsey #4688 among girls in England and Wales.
Barbara and Lynsey over time
Barbara and Lynsey appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Barbara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lynsey in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Barbara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lynsey in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Barbara and Lynsey changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1975 and 2000, ending at #465 and #465.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Barbara #848 in 1996, Lynsey #753 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1975–2000
Barbara held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Lynsey in 4.
Highest recorded here: Barbara #67 in 1976, Lynsey #119 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Barbara #465, Lynsey #465.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1996–2010
Barbara held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Lynsey in 1.
Highest recorded here: Barbara #848 in 1996, Lynsey #753 in 1996.
The order changed in 1997: Barbara moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #848 and #753; by 1997 that had become #1045 and #1126.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Barbara #1040, Lynsey #4688.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Barbara | Lynsey |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2000 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #4688 (2010) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Barbara has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lynsey.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Barbara
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #271 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1971
Highest recorded position: #10 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1971).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Lynsey
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #321 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1975–2000
Highest recorded position: #119 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1984 (recorded 1975–2000).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2010
Most recently recorded at #4688 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010.
England and Wales · Girls