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
- Peak · girls
- 1984 · 9,005 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 20 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 157,551since 1924
Lindsey over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,367 | 161 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,284 | 180 | #9,894 | 7 |
| 2023 | #1,277 | 179 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,304 | 181 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,215 | 195 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #1,027 | 244 | #7,034 | 11 |
| 2019 | #956 | 276 | — | |
| 2018 | #839 | 323 | #7,136 | 11 |
| 2017 | #867 | 315 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #778 | 364 | #6,349 | 13 |
| 2015 | #610 | 477 | #7,066 | 11 |
| 2014 | #572 | 534 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #573 | 504 | #7,537 | 10 |
| 2012 | #523 | 579 | #7,559 | 10 |
| 2011 | #459 | 647 | #10,808 | 6 |
| 2010 | #400 | 804 | #8,139 | 9 |
| 2009 | #327 | 1,010 | #6,802 | 12 |
| 2008 | #278 | 1,227 | #8,324 | 9 |
| 2007 | #225 | 1,555 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #186 | 1,886 | #5,781 | 14 |
| 2005 | #162 | 2,094 | #5,034 | 16 |
| 2004 | #146 | 2,255 | #3,217 | 30 |
| 2003 | #132 | 2,540 | #4,426 | 18 |
| 2002 | #122 | 2,816 | #4,044 | 20 |
| 2001 | #105 | 3,050 | #3,721 | 22 |
| 2000 | #103 | 3,211 | #4,389 | 17 |
| 1999 | #96 | 3,417 | #4,762 | 14 |
| 1998 | #97 | 3,465 | #2,450 | 35 |
| 1997 | #95 | 3,636 | #2,546 | 31 |
| 1996 | #86 | 4,112 | #2,590 | 29 |
| 1995 | #82 | 4,377 | #1,758 | 50 |
| 1994 | #69 | 4,988 | #2,041 | 40 |
| 1993 | #56 | 5,845 | #1,680 | 52 |
| 1992 | #57 | 5,893 | #1,750 | 48 |
| 1991 | #52 | 6,460 | #1,502 | 58 |
| 1990 | #51 | 6,782 | #1,326 | 70 |
| 1989 | #48 | 7,069 | #1,057 | 97 |
| 1988 | #48 | 7,001 | #1,070 | 86 |
| 1987 | #41 | 7,457 | #968 | 95 |
| 1986 | #39 | 8,051 | #872 | 108 |
| 1985 | #37 | 8,468 | #832 | 116 |
| 1984 | #35 | 9,005 | #818 | 114 |
| 1983 | #35 | 8,679 | #772 | 127 |
| 1982 | #40 | 7,961 | #750 | 138 |
| 1981 | #58 | 4,863 | #823 | 114 |
| 1980 | #91 | 3,386 | #957 | 88 |
| 1979 | #113 | 2,758 | #1,001 | 79 |
| 1978 | #152 | 1,812 | #908 | 90 |
| 1977 | #194 | 1,381 | #822 | 107 |
| 1976 | #267 | 873 | #977 | 72 |
| 1975 | #496 | 361 | #1,238 | 47 |
| 1974 | #649 | 234 | #1,198 | 48 |
| 1973 | #1,109 | 101 | #962 | 70 |
| 1972 | #1,337 | 75 | #1,024 | 62 |
| 1971 | #1,473 | 69 | #1,091 | 56 |
| 1970 | #1,452 | 70 | #910 | 77 |
| 1969 | #1,402 | 68 | #951 | 65 |
| 1968 | #1,519 | 56 | #844 | 74 |
| 1967 | #1,537 | 53 | #778 | 88 |
| 1966 | #1,766 | 41 | #785 | 85 |
| 1965 | #1,741 | 42 | #768 | 92 |
| 1964 | #1,686 | 47 | #771 | 97 |
| 1963 | #1,478 | 57 | #695 | 124 |
| 1962 | #1,690 | 45 | #662 | 138 |
| 1961 | #1,327 | 70 | #651 | 145 |
| 1960 | #1,764 | 41 | #657 | 141 |
| 1959 | #1,499 | 52 | #653 | 138 |
| 1958 | #1,310 | 65 | #636 | 146 |
| 1957 | #1,153 | 84 | #628 | 149 |
| 1956 | #1,279 | 66 | #659 | 132 |
| 1955 | #1,556 | 43 | #592 | 154 |
| 1954 | #1,186 | 71 | #562 | 169 |
| 1953 | #1,332 | 53 | #572 | 156 |
| 1952 | #1,171 | 66 | #615 | 133 |
| 1951 | #1,303 | 51 | #620 | 129 |
| 1950 | #1,285 | 51 | #674 | 106 |
| 1949 | #1,335 | 47 | #719 | 91 |
| 1948 | #1,953 | 24 | #681 | 97 |
| 1947 | #1,661 | 33 | #723 | 90 |
| 1946 | #2,094 | 20 | #676 | 91 |
| 1945 | #2,742 | 11 | #736 | 69 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #824 | 58 |
| 1943 | — | #751 | 74 | |
| 1942 | #3,738 | 7 | #806 | 64 |
| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | #708 | 76 |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #919 | 48 |
| 1939 | — | #784 | 60 | |
| 1938 | — | #825 | 56 | |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #793 | 60 |
| 1936 | — | #853 | 51 | |
| 1935 | — | #803 | 59 | |
| 1934 | — | #860 | 53 | |
| 1933 | — | #843 | 54 | |
| 1932 | — | #729 | 73 | |
| 1931 | — | #997 | 44 | |
| 1930 | — | #744 | 73 | |
| 1929 | — | #888 | 56 | |
| 1928 | — | #854 | 60 | |
| 1927 | — | #911 | 56 | |
| 1926 | — | #902 | 55 | |
| 1925 | — | #933 | 52 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #944 | 55 |
| 1923 | — | #791 | 70 | |
| 1922 | — | #791 | 72 | |
| 1921 | — | #920 | 58 | |
| 1920 | — | #911 | 57 | |
| 1919 | — | #832 | 62 | |
| 1918 | — | #918 | 52 | |
| 1917 | — | #749 | 69 | |
| 1916 | — | #790 | 61 | |
| 1915 | — | #804 | 57 | |
| 1914 | — | #678 | 56 | |
| 1913 | — | #711 | 42 | |
| 1912 | — | #681 | 39 | |
| 1911 | — | #525 | 32 | |
| 1910 | — | #598 | 23 | |
| 1909 | — | #840 | 12 | |
| 1908 | — | #712 | 14 | |
| 1907 | — | #664 | 15 | |
| 1906 | — | #547 | 18 | |
| 1905 | — | #636 | 14 | |
| 1904 | — | #760 | 10 | |
| 1903 | — | #505 | 18 | |
| 1902 | — | #615 | 13 | |
| 1901 | — | #596 | 12 | |
| 1900 | — | #555 | 19 | |
| 1899 | — | #548 | 13 | |
| 1898 | — | #663 | 11 | |
| 1897 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1896 | — | #592 | 13 | |
| 1895 | — | #640 | 11 | |
| 1894 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1893 | — | #836 | 7 | |
| 1892 | — | #641 | 11 | |
| 1891 | — | #524 | 12 | |
| 1890 | — | #566 | 12 | |
| 1889 | — | #464 | 16 | |
| 1888 | — | #554 | 13 | |
| 1887 | — | #583 | 10 | |
| 1886 | — | #451 | 16 | |
| 1885 | — | #765 | 7 | |
| 1884 | — | #663 | 9 | |
| 1883 | — | #527 | 12 | |
| 1882 | — | #691 | 8 | |
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | #571 | 11 | |
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 1981
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#24 · 1 in 91
- North Dakota#27 · 1 in 111
- Montana#33 · 1 in 132
- South Dakota#34 · 1 in 136
- Oklahoma#36 · 1 in 172
Best ever in a state: #13 in North Dakota, 1983.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #24 | 36 | 1 in 91 |
| North Dakota | #27 | 44 | 1 in 111 |
| Montana | #33 | 36 | 1 in 132 |
| South Dakota | #34 | 33 | 1 in 136 |
| Oklahoma | #36 | 117 | 1 in 172 |
| Colorado | #38 | 110 | 1 in 189 |
| Washington | #39 | 154 | 1 in 179 |
| Nebraska | #41 | 71 | 1 in 153 |
| Vermont | #41 | 17 | 1 in 155 |
| Alabama | #42 | 106 | 1 in 215 |
| Idaho | #42 | 39 | 1 in 176 |
| Utah | #42 | 92 | 1 in 175 |
| Arkansas | #43 | 58 | 1 in 219 |
| Kansas | #43 | 82 | 1 in 189 |
| Oregon | #43 | 83 | 1 in 204 |
| Iowa | #44 | 106 | 1 in 183 |
| Missouri | #49 | 137 | 1 in 234 |
| Ohio | #49 | 287 | 1 in 252 |
| Minnesota | #50 | 139 | 1 in 209 |
| Indiana | #51 | 152 | 1 in 230 |
| Nevada | #52 | 20 | 1 in 219 |
| Tennessee | #52 | 121 | 1 in 231 |
| Arizona | #54 | 72 | 1 in 277 |
| Wisconsin | #54 | 119 | 1 in 262 |
| Massachusetts | #55 | 124 | 1 in 255 |
| Michigan | #57 | 211 | 1 in 278 |
| Texas | #57 | 411 | 1 in 301 |
| Connecticut | #58 | 59 | 1 in 261 |
| New Hampshire | #58 | 25 | 1 in 214 |
| Georgia | #60 | 121 | 1 in 288 |
| Virginia | #62 | 103 | 1 in 292 |
| Alaska | #65 | 11 | 1 in 267 |
| Kentucky | #66 | 74 | 1 in 323 |
| Mississippi | #67 | 54 | 1 in 293 |
| Maine | #70 | 21 | 1 in 299 |
| Louisiana | #72 | 88 | 1 in 348 |
| Illinois | #74 | 211 | 1 in 356 |
| Maryland | #83 | 52 | 1 in 403 |
| Florida | #84 | 132 | 1 in 410 |
| Rhode Island | #84 | 12 | 1 in 371 |
| Delaware | #85 | 9 | 1 in 334 |
| California | #89 | 381 | 1 in 476 |
| Hawaii | #92 | 13 | 1 in 374 |
| New Mexico | #93 | 22 | 1 in 424 |
| West Virginia | #97 | 25 | 1 in 461 |
| Pennsylvania | #98 | 142 | 1 in 488 |
| North Carolina | #102 | 68 | 1 in 487 |
| South Carolina | #113 | 37 | 1 in 485 |
| New Jersey | #117 | 64 | 1 in 582 |
| New York | #132 | 151 | 1 in 671 |
| District of Columbia | #139 | 11 | 1 in 525 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1924
- Peaked 1984 at #35 (9,005 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 20 yrs · run 1980–1999
- Top 1,000: 46 yrs · run 1974–2019
- Highest: 1 in 187 girls born in 1984 were named Lindsey (0.53%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,983 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 45.7% of all girls named Lindsey (71,940) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 | #5,061 (1924) | #5,061 |
| 1930s | 7 | #3,434 (1937) | #3,434 |
| 1940s | 161 | #1,335 (1949) | #2,798 |
| 1950s | 602 | #1,153 (1957) | #1,307 |
| 1960s | 520 | #1,327 (1961) | #1,591 |
| 1970s | 7,734 | #113 (1979) | #724 |
| 1980s | 71,940 | #35 (1984) | #47 |
| 1990s | 48,975 | #51 (1990) | #74 |
| 2000s | 21,644 | #103 (2000) | #179 |
| 2010s | 4,823 | #400 (2010) | #658 |
| 2020s | 1,140 | #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 1981
Top girls' names in 1981
Top boys' names in 1981
More about 1981
girls
1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 343 of them was named Lindsey, which outranked 99.5% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 15,712 of them was named Lindsey, which outranked 88.7% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).