Fun Facts About the Name Linzy
- More than 1 thousand babies named Linzy: U.S. records list 1,539 babies given the name Linzy from 1880 through 2025. Even 565 boys received the name Linzy - about 1 boy for every 2 girls.
What Does the Name Linzy Mean?
Linzy is a spelling variant of the English given name Lindsey, also written Lindsay. That name comes from a surname, and the surname comes from a place name. The usual explanation traces it to Old English lind, "lime tree," and ēg, "island," giving the sense "island of lime trees." A rival explanation connects the Scottish surname to the Norman place name Limesay, whose elements carry the same "lime-tree island" sense. A third and separate name, the Lincolnshire district of Lindsey, goes back to Lindum, an old name for Lincoln, plus Old English ēg, and is not the same word. Because the Scottish surname itself has more than one proposed origin, the exact etymology behind Linzy is not settled.
Linzy Name History & Origins
The surname Lindsay is recorded in Scotland by the twelfth century, held by a family that took its name from lands in Lanarkshire; from there it spread as a surname and eventually as a first name. Lindsey and Lindsay were given to boys in the 1700s and 1800s, then became far more common for girls during the 1900s. The spelling Linzy belongs to a group of respellings that also includes Linsay, Lyndsey, and Linzi, which grew common as the name spread in the later 20th century. Linzy is also sometimes used as a short form of given names that begin with Lin-.
How Popular is the Name Linzy?
Linzy recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1990. Its best rank was #982 in 1883.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,504 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #16,628 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #11,762 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #11,810 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #9,297 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #9,977 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #11,978 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #12,415 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #7,465 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #7,916 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #8,397 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #9,464 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #6,470 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #6,541 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #8,283 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #5,218 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2007 | #4,892 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2006 | #6,043 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #4,651 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #5,151 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2003 | #5,711 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #4,573 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2001 | #3,837 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2000 | #4,610 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1999 | #5,349 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #4,878 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #3,581 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1996 | #3,596 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1995 | #3,464 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1994 | #3,195 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1993 | #3,134 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1992 | #3,383 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1991 | #3,129 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1990 | #2,676 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1989 | #3,133 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1988 | #3,073 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1987 | #3,293 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #3,829 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #3,375 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #4,093 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1983 | #6,485 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #4,836 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #5,761 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #6,149 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #7,702 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #8,142 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #8,596 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #8,268 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #5,235 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #8,034 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #5,515 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #4,810 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,370 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #6,650 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #4,846 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #2,496 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #2,720 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #3,766 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #4,391 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,867 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #2,970 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #3,254 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #2,623 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #2,611 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #3,173 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,159 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #4,254 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #3,373 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #2,382 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1953 | #2,352 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #3,004 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #3,243 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #2,384 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #4,014 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #2,075 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1947 | #3,005 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #2,222 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #3,582 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #2,561 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #2,663 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #3,095 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1941 | #2,787 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #3,327 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #3,329 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,049 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #3,853 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #2,478 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1934 | #2,675 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1933 | #2,173 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1932 | #2,996 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1931 | #2,276 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1930 | #3,177 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #2,152 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1927 | #2,827 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1926 | #4,003 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #2,530 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1924 | #2,016 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1923 | #2,868 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1922 | #3,422 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #2,907 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1920 | #2,541 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1919 | #2,214 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1918 | #3,266 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1917 | #2,865 | 9 | 0.0010% |
| 1916 | #2,339 | 12 | 0.0013% |
| 1915 | #2,388 | 11 | 0.0013% |
| 1913 | #3,079 | 5 | 0.0010% |
| 1912 | #2,753 | 5 | 0.0012% |
| 1905 | #1,342 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| 1900 | #1,421 | 5 | 0.0033% |
| 1895 | #1,183 | 5 | 0.0043% |
| 1885 | #1,027 | 5 | 0.0046% |
| 1884 | #1,060 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1883 | #982 | 5 | 0.0048% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Linzy Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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