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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004peak #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 2004

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #83 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 258 girlsAKMaine: #111 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 402 girlsMEVermont: #107 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 319 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #99 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 390 girlsNHWashington: #135 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 600 girlsWAIdaho: #337 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,292 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #117 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 357 girlsNDMinnesota: #99 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 445 girlsMNIllinois: #148 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 685 girlsILWisconsin: #111 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 478 girlsWIMichigan: #121 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 581 girlsMINew York: #240 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 1,293 girlsNYMassachusetts: #88 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 391 girlsMARhode Island: #122 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 437 girlsRIOregon: #200 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 795 girlsORNevada: #296 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,081 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedSDIowa: #170 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 714 girlsIAIndiana: #128 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 570 girlsINOhio: #123 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 570 girlsOHPennsylvania: #147 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 711 girlsPANew Jersey: #137 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 660 girlsNJConnecticut: #101 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 399 girlsCTCalifornia: #236 for girls · 196 births · 1 in 1,168 girlsCAUtah: #116 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 468 girlsUTColorado: #143 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 588 girlsCONebraska: #148 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 559 girlsNEMissouri: #125 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 568 girlsMOKentucky: #100 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 390 girlsKYWest Virginia: #79 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 299 girlsWVVirginia: #117 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 544 girlsVAMaryland: #124 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 570 girlsMDDelaware: #166 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 514 girlsDEArizona: #225 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 956 girlsAZNew Mexico: #272 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsNMKansas: #147 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 564 girlsKSArkansas: #101 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 415 girlsARTennessee: #100 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 462 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #117 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 556 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #145 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 634 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #175 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 733 girlsOKLouisiana: #169 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 742 girlsLAMississippi: #170 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 689 girlsMSAlabama: #110 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 510 girlsALGeorgia: #121 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 568 girlsGAHawaii: #127 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 407 girlsHITexas: #190 for girls · 180 births · 1 in 885 girlsTXFlorida: #141 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 678 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#79 · 1 in 299
  2. Alaska#83 · 1 in 258
  3. Massachusetts#88 · 1 in 391
  4. New Hampshire#99 · 1 in 390
  5. Minnesota#99 · 1 in 445

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#79241 in 299
Alaska#8391 in 258
Massachusetts#88751 in 391
Minnesota#99591 in 445
New Hampshire#99121 in 390
Kentucky#100501 in 390
Tennessee#100661 in 462
Arkansas#101291 in 415
Connecticut#101361 in 399
Vermont#10751 in 319
Alabama#110381 in 510
Maine#111111 in 402
Wisconsin#111521 in 478
Utah#116391 in 468
North Carolina#117801 in 556
North Dakota#11771 in 357
Virginia#117681 in 544
Georgia#121891 in 568
Michigan#121831 in 581
Rhode Island#12291 in 437
Ohio#1231011 in 570
Maryland#124431 in 570
Missouri#125501 in 568
Hawaii#12791 in 407
Indiana#128571 in 570
Washington#135481 in 600
New Jersey#137631 in 660
Florida#1411211 in 678
Colorado#143421 in 588
South Carolina#145271 in 634
Kansas#147241 in 564
Pennsylvania#147781 in 711
Illinois#1481001 in 685
Nebraska#148151 in 559
Delaware#16661 in 514
Louisiana#169281 in 742
Iowa#170191 in 714
Mississippi#170171 in 689
Oklahoma#175231 in 733
Texas#1901801 in 885
Oregon#200201 in 795
Arizona#225361 in 956
California#2361961 in 1,168
New York#240751 in 1,293
New Mexico#27281 in 1,020
Nevada#296101 in 1,081
Idaho#33751 in 1,292
District of Columbia———
Montana———
South Dakota———
Wyoming———

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 2004

girls
#146
2,255 births · 1 in 814 girls
boys
#3,217
30 births · 1 in 66,166 boys

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #146Lindsey2,255

Top boys' names in 2004

  1. #1Jacob27,911
  2. #2Michael25,470
  3. #3Joshua24,214
  4. #4Matthew22,882
  5. #5Ethan22,210
  6. #6Andrew21,717
  7. #7Daniel21,018
  8. #8William20,237
  9. #9Joseph20,147
  10. #10Christopher19,636
  11. #3,217Lindsey30
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 814 of them was named Lindsey, which outranked 99.2% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lindsey
  1. #143Naomi2,277
  2. #144Daisy2,271
  3. #145Reagan2,269
  4. #146Lindsey2,255
  5. #147Kate2,218
  6. #148Kelsey2,198
  7. #149Cheyenne2,190
Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 948Rubi#1,561 → #613
  2. ↑ 607Kaydence#984 → #377
  3. ↑ 548Marin#1,383 → #835
  4. ↑ 543Diya#1,416 → #873
  5. ↑ 479Kadence#869 → #390
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,607Arly#949 → #2,556
  2. ↓ 433Shakira#747 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 414Anais#990 → #1,404
  4. ↓ 365Lisbeth#742 → #1,107
  5. ↓ 274Reanna#990 → #1,264

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

boys

1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 66,166 of them was named Lindsey, which outranked 75.7% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lindsey
  1. #3,158Tyvon31
  2. #3,158Yuvraj31
  3. #3,158Zavien31
  4. #3,217Lindsey30
  5. #3,217Amador30
  6. #3,217Amer30
  7. #3,217Andrik30
  8. #3,285Abrahan29
  9. #3,285Adiel29
  10. #3,285Aksel29

Tied with 67 names at #3,217; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,308Koda#2,238 → #930
  2. ↑ 1,190Tayshaun#2,153 → #963
  3. ↑ 1,006Kanye#1,492 → #486
  4. ↑ 910Kyan#1,497 → #587
  5. ↑ 814Jaidyn#1,630 → #816
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Jahiem#873 → #1,328
  2. ↓ 325Ervin#942 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 323Jahir#809 → #1,132
  4. ↓ 282Jaheim#457 → #739
  5. ↓ 270Sabastian#946 → #1,216

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

See the top 100 for 2004 →