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Linsey

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Linsey: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2009

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2009, ranging from #2096 to #5545.199619971998200020022003200420082009#2096#5545
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2096
1997#2152
1998#3142
2000#2416
2002#3409
2003#4373
2004#4598
2008#5545
2009#4564

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 9 of the 14 years from 1996 to 2009.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1978–2009 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1978

    First recorded at #522 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1978–1990

    Highest recorded position: #343 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1984 (recorded 1978–1990).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2009

    Most recently recorded at #4564 among girls in England and Wales, in 2009.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1978 to 2009. Highest recorded position: #343 in Republic of Ireland in 1984.

Linsey's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2009England and Walesfemale#45644HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#55453HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#45983HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#43733HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#34094HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#24166HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#31424HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#21527HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#20967HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#4464HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#5213HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#3866HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#3438HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#4385HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#5333HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#5423HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#5223HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Linsey is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Linsey, between 1978 and 2009, in 17 of those 32 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1978–19908#343 in 1984
England and Wales1996–20099#2096 in 1996

Its high point came 12 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1984) than in England and Wales (1996).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1990; it appears again in 1996.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1978 to 2009. Highest recorded position: #343 in Republic of Ireland in 1984. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.