Linzey
A feminine name of English origin meaning "from the linden tree town".
Name Census estimates that about 320 living Americans carry the first name Linzey. It is a predominantly female name (95.3% of registrations). The average person named Linzey today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Linzey births was 2003 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Linzey. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
320
~ 1 in 1,071,107 Americans
Peak year
2003
19 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
1945 SSA rank
#3,196
Tracked since 1927
Gender
Gender distribution for Linzey
Linzey leans heavily female at 95.3% of total registrations, but 16 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Linzey as a male name
- Ranked #3,196 in 1945
- 6 male births in 1945
- Peak: 1945 (6 births)
Linzey as a female name
- Ranked #13,870 in 2015
- 7 female births in 2015
- Peak: 2003 (19 births)
Popularity
Linzey: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Linzey from the 1920s through to the 2010s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 116 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Linzey remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Linzey by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Linzey during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Linzey
The given name Linzey finds its origins in the Old English language, emerging during the Anglo-Saxon era in the 5th to 11th centuries. It is believed to be a variant or diminutive form of the name Linseed, which was derived from the Old English words "lin" meaning flax and "sæd" meaning seed, referring to the flax plant cultivated for its valuable fibers.
While Linzey does not appear to have any direct references in ancient texts or religious scriptures, records show its earliest usage as a surname among families in the English counties of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. The first documented instance of Linzey as a given name dates back to the late 16th century, when it was recorded as a masculine name in parish records from the village of Brill in Buckinghamshire.
Notable individuals who bore the name Linzey throughout history include Linzey Barter (1729-1805), an English merchant and politician who served as the Mayor of Bristol in 1786. Another early bearer of the name was Linzey Petherick (1785-1861), a British naval officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and later became a prominent figure in the Australian whaling industry.
In the 19th century, Linzey Williams (1826-1894) gained recognition as an American Civil War soldier and later a prominent lawyer and judge in Kentucky. Linzey Cogswell (1859-1925) was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of North Norfolk.
More recently, Linzey Warholic (1951-2019) was an American artist and painter known for her vibrant abstract expressionist works, often inspired by nature and the landscapes of her native Pennsylvania.
These historical figures, spanning different eras and professions, illustrate the enduring presence of the name Linzey, which has its roots in the linguistic heritage of the Anglo-Saxon period and has been carried by individuals from diverse backgrounds and walks of life.
People
Linzey + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Linzey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Linzey: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Linzey?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 320 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Linzey going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,071,107 US residents.
Is Linzey a common name?
We classify Linzey as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 341 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Linzey most popular?
The single biggest year for Linzey was 2003, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Linzey is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Linzey a female name?
Yes, 95.3% of people registered as Linzey in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.