Lindsey

#1,367 for girls in 2025, 161 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #9,894
Given to girls 95.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1984 · 9,005 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
20 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
157,551
since 1924

Lindsey over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #35, 1984girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,367161—
2024#1,284180#9,8947
2023#1,277179—
2022#1,304181—
2021#1,215195#10,7996
2020#1,027244#7,03411
2019#956276—
2018#839323#7,13611
2017#867315#10,7756
2016#778364#6,34913
2015#610477#7,06611
2014#572534#12,1085
2013#573504#7,53710
2012#523579#7,55910
2011#459647#10,8086
2010#400804#8,1399
2009#3271,010#6,80212
2008#2781,227#8,3249
2007#2251,555#8,1739
2006#1861,886#5,78114
2005#1622,094#5,03416
2004#1462,255#3,21730
2003#1322,540#4,42618
2002#1222,816#4,04420
2001#1053,050#3,72122
2000#1033,211#4,38917
1999#963,417#4,76214
1998#973,465#2,45035
1997#953,636#2,54631
1996#864,112#2,59029
1995#824,377#1,75850
1994#694,988#2,04140
1993#565,845#1,68052
1992#575,893#1,75048
1991#526,460#1,50258
1990#516,782#1,32670
1989#487,069#1,05797
1988#487,001#1,07086
1987#417,457#96895
1986#398,051#872108
1985#378,468#832116
1984#359,005#818114
1983#358,679#772127
1982#407,961#750138
1981#584,863#823114
1980#913,386#95788
1979#1132,758#1,00179
1978#1521,812#90890
1977#1941,381#822107
1976#267873#97772
1975#496361#1,23847
1974#649234#1,19848
1973#1,109101#96270
1972#1,33775#1,02462
1971#1,47369#1,09156
1970#1,45270#91077
1969#1,40268#95165
1968#1,51956#84474
1967#1,53753#77888
1966#1,76641#78585
1965#1,74142#76892
1964#1,68647#77197
1963#1,47857#695124
1962#1,69045#662138
1961#1,32770#651145
1960#1,76441#657141
1959#1,49952#653138
1958#1,31065#636146
1957#1,15384#628149
1956#1,27966#659132
1955#1,55643#592154
1954#1,18671#562169
1953#1,33253#572156
1952#1,17166#615133
1951#1,30351#620129
1950#1,28551#674106
1949#1,33547#71991
1948#1,95324#68197
1947#1,66133#72390
1946#2,09420#67691
1945#2,74211#73669
1944#4,0546#82458
1943—#75174
1942#3,7387#80664
1941#3,2528#70876
1940#4,3495#91948
1939—#78460
1938—#82556
1937#3,4347#79360
1936—#85351
1935—#80359
1934—#86053
1933—#84354
1932—#72973
1931—#99744
1930—#74473
1929—#88856
1928—#85460
1927—#91156
1926—#90255
1925—#93352
1924#5,0615#94455
1923—#79170
1922—#79172
1921—#92058
1920—#91157
1919—#83262
1918—#91852
1917—#74969
1916—#79061
1915—#80457
1914—#67856
1913—#71142
1912—#68139
1911—#52532
1910—#59823
1909—#84012
1908—#71214
1907—#66415
1906—#54718
1905—#63614
1904—#76010
1903—#50518
1902—#61513
1901—#59612
1900—#55519
1899—#54813
1898—#66311
1897—#7878
1896—#59213
1895—#64011
1894—#8577
1893—#8367
1892—#64111
1891—#52412
1890—#56612
1889—#46416
1888—#55413
1887—#58310
1886—#45116
1885—#7657
1884—#6639
1883—#52712
1882—#6918
1881—#7067
1880—#57111
First appearance
1924

The first year at least five girls were named Lindsey! It came in at #5,061, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1924–1936, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Lindsey is popular in 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedNHWashington: #297 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,655 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #455 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,831 girlsMNIllinois: #576 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,645 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedWIMichigan: #495 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,286 girlsMINew York: #803 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,272 girlsNYMassachusetts: #319 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,260 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedRIOregon: #220 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,089 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedSDIowa: #302 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,163 girlsIAIndiana: #321 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,148 girlsINOhio: #533 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,333 girlsOHPennsylvania: #604 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,505 girlsPANew Jersey: #585 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,498 girlsNJConnecticut: #357 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,304 girlsCTCalifornia: #557 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,956 girlsCAUtah: #315 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,764 girlsUTColorado: #278 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,435 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedNEMissouri: #310 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,080 girlsMOKentucky: #508 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,680 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedWVVirginia: #460 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,866 girlsVAMaryland: #419 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,946 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedDEArizona: #451 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,527 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedNMKansas: #240 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,257 girlsKSArkansas: #401 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,528 girlsARTennessee: #424 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,304 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #402 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,940 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #685 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,113 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedMSAlabama: #417 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,731 girlsALGeorgia: #449 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,096 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedHITexas: #543 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,681 girlsTXFlorida: #568 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,134 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#220 · 1 in 1,089
  2. Kansas#240 · 1 in 1,257
  3. Colorado#278 · 1 in 1,435
  4. Washington#297 · 1 in 1,655
  5. Iowa#302 · 1 in 2,163

Best ever in a state: #13 in North Dakota, 1983.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#220121 in 1,089
Kansas#240101 in 1,257
Colorado#278111 in 1,435
Washington#297121 in 1,655
Iowa#30281 in 2,163
Missouri#310141 in 2,080
Utah#31571 in 1,764
Massachusetts#319131 in 2,260
Indiana#321161 in 2,148
Connecticut#35761 in 2,304
Arkansas#40151 in 2,528
North Carolina#402111 in 2,940
Alabama#41781 in 2,731
Maryland#41961 in 2,946
Tennessee#42481 in 3,304
Georgia#449101 in 3,096
Arizona#45161 in 2,527
Minnesota#45551 in 4,831
Virginia#46071 in 3,866
Michigan#495131 in 4,286
Kentucky#50851 in 4,680
Ohio#533131 in 5,333
Texas#543261 in 3,681
California#557351 in 3,956
Florida#568101 in 4,134
Illinois#576151 in 4,645
New Jersey#58581 in 4,498
Pennsylvania#604101 in 6,505
Louisiana#68551 in 5,113
New York#803141 in 7,272
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lindsey
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 83 spots since 2024 (#1,284 → #1,367)
  • 340 spots since 2020 (#1,027 → #1,367)
  • 757 spots since 2015 (#610 → #1,367)
  • Biggest jump: 460 spots in 1974 (#1,109 → #649)
  • Biggest drop: 168 spots in 2016 (#610 → #778)
Rise & fade · girls
60 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1924
  • Peaked 1984 at #35 (9,005 births)
  • Births halved by 1995, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 20 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 20 yrs · run 1980–1999
  • Top 1,000: 46 yrs · run 1974–2019
Share of babies · girls
1 in 187
  • Highest: 1 in 187 girls born in 1984 were named Lindsey (0.53%)
  • Latest: 1 in 9,983 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 45.7% of all girls named Lindsey (71,940) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s5#5,061 (1924)#5,061
1930s7#3,434 (1937)#3,434
1940s161#1,335 (1949)#2,798
1950s602#1,153 (1957)#1,307
1960s520#1,327 (1961)#1,591
1970s7,734#113 (1979)#724
1980s71,940#35 (1984)#47
1990s48,975#51 (1990)#74
2000s21,644#103 (2000)#179
2010s4,823#400 (2010)#658
2020s1,140#1,027 (2020)#1,246

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lindsey in 1975

girls
#496
361 births · 1 in 4,038 girls
boys
#1,238
47 births · 1 in 33,220 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #496Lindsey361

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #1,238Lindsey47
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 4,038 of them was named Lindsey, which outranked 95.3% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lindsey
  1. #493Myra367
  2. #494Mia366
  3. #494Olga366
  4. #496Lindsey361
  5. #496Gena361
  6. #496Shanda361
  7. #499Tammi360
  8. #500Janette359
  9. #501Kimberlee357

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 33,220 of them was named Lindsey, which outranked 80.5% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lindsey
  1. #1,228Karriem48
  2. #1,228Lamarr48
  3. #1,228Merlin48
  4. #1,238Lindsey47
  5. #1,238Adonis47
  6. #1,238Augustus47
  7. #1,238Britton47
  8. #1,258Benton46
  9. #1,258Buford46
  10. #1,258Corwin46

Tied with 19 names at #1,238; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1975 →