Is Linsay a boy or girl name?

Linsay is a girl’s name. Of the 673 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Linsay

Recorded 1976–2015 · United States

Linsay was most popular in 1984, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,203 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 673 people named Linsay.

Linsay over time

Births per year. The dot marks Linsay’s peak in 1984. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Linsay a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Linsay is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 673 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org