Lynley Girl
How popular is Lynley?
#5,553 girl name in 2025
22 baby girls were named Lynley in the US in 2025, making it the 5553rd most popular girl name.
Lynley popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,553 for girls (▼ 408 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 22 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-35% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,231 in 2015, #6,079 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2016 (46 girls) |
| Highest rank | #3,101 in 1969 |
| First recorded | 1962 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lynley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lynlee family of names ranked #710 for girls in 2025 (#737 the year before), with 370 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lynlee | 116 | 31% |
| Lynnlee | 89 | 24% |
| Linley | 50 | 14% |
| Lynleigh | 31 | 8% |
| Lynley | 22 | 6% |
| Lynnleigh | 29 | 8% |
| Lynnley | 14 | 4% |
| Linlee | 13 | 4% |
| Lynlie | 6 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lynley is most popular
Babies named Lynley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Lynley by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85 | #3,101 |
| 1970s | 83 | #4,491 |
| 1980s | 113 | #3,580 |
| 1990s | 74 | #5,943 |
| 2000s | 146 | #5,382 |
| 2010s | 340 | #3,411 |
| 2020s | 150 | #3,734 |
Girl names about as popular as Lynley
Questions
- Is Lynley a boy or girl name?
- Lynley is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lynley were girls.
- How popular is the name Lynley?
- 22 baby girls were named Lynley in the US in 2025, making it the 5553rd most popular girl name.
- When was Lynley most popular?
- Lynley peaked in 2016, when 46 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,101 in 1969.
- How many people are named Lynley?
- 991 babies have been named Lynley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 971 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Lynley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lynley was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.