Lynn vs Lynsey
Lynn 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, Lynn was ranked #284 and Lynsey #465 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Lynn was ranked #3156 and Lynsey #4688 among girls in England and Wales.
Lynn and Lynsey over time
Lynn and Lynsey appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Lynn and Lynsey changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2010, ending at #3156 and #4688.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1975–2000
Lynn held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Lynsey in 2.
Highest recorded here: Lynn #93 in 1978, Lynsey #119 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Lynn #284, Lynsey #465.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1996–2010
Lynn held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Lynsey in 5.
Highest recorded here: Lynn #1870 in 2001, Lynsey #753 in 1996.
The order changed in 2010: Lynn moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #4798 and #3970; by 2010 that had become #3156 and #4688.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Lynn #3156, 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 | Lynn | 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #4688 (2010) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lynn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Lynsey.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Lynn
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #90 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1958
Highest recorded position: #83 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1955 (recorded 1952–1958).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024.
Republic of Ireland · 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