Lindy
#1,592 for girls in 2025, 131 births · Last seen for boys in 2012 at #10,770
Given to girls 83.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1979 · 310 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 8,896since 1885
Lindy over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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 | #1,592 | 131 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,925 | 103 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,965 | 100 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,156 | 88 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,103 | 90 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,416 | 72 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,085 | 52 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,928 | 56 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,873 | 58 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,934 | 57 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,810 | 62 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,683 | 65 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,769 | 62 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,597 | 69 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #2,695 | 65 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,360 | 48 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,000 | 57 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,184 | 91 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,034 | 100 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,485 | 74 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,359 | 75 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,286 | 76 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,048 | 87 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,028 | 85 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,096 | 79 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,158 | 74 | #8,209 | 7 |
| 1999 | #1,975 | 79 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,899 | 80 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,070 | 68 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,767 | 84 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,776 | 81 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,757 | 83 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #1,664 | 90 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,351 | 123 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,358 | 120 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #1,253 | 131 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,168 | 140 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #1,073 | 147 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #1,070 | 143 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #1,047 | 144 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,019 | 148 | #4,052 | 10 |
| 1984 | #821 | 191 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #832 | 184 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #787 | 206 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #752 | 220 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #682 | 254 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #586 | 310 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #670 | 237 | #3,614 | 10 |
| 1977 | #854 | 172 | #2,910 | 14 |
| 1976 | #811 | 171 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #1,055 | 112 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #960 | 129 | #3,837 | 8 |
| 1973 | #1,001 | 118 | #2,857 | 12 |
| 1972 | #1,226 | 86 | #3,152 | 10 |
| 1971 | #1,445 | 72 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #1,570 | 61 | #2,399 | 15 |
| 1969 | #1,465 | 64 | #2,549 | 12 |
| 1968 | #1,334 | 69 | #2,735 | 10 |
| 1967 | #1,495 | 56 | #2,470 | 11 |
| 1966 | #1,515 | 54 | #1,891 | 17 |
| 1965 | #1,323 | 68 | #1,559 | 25 |
| 1964 | #1,172 | 88 | #2,310 | 13 |
| 1963 | #1,082 | 100 | #1,957 | 17 |
| 1962 | #885 | 142 | #1,588 | 25 |
| 1961 | #848 | 155 | #1,279 | 38 |
| 1960 | #950 | 126 | #1,252 | 39 |
| 1959 | #883 | 138 | #1,280 | 37 |
| 1958 | #841 | 147 | #1,104 | 48 |
| 1957 | #767 | 169 | #1,130 | 46 |
| 1956 | #843 | 139 | #1,642 | 23 |
| 1955 | #890 | 120 | #1,255 | 36 |
| 1954 | #865 | 121 | #1,311 | 33 |
| 1953 | #883 | 114 | #1,139 | 42 |
| 1952 | #935 | 98 | #1,227 | 36 |
| 1951 | #921 | 99 | #1,150 | 39 |
| 1950 | #948 | 89 | #1,074 | 43 |
| 1949 | #992 | 82 | #1,128 | 39 |
| 1948 | #1,197 | 57 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1947 | #1,413 | 43 | #1,425 | 27 |
| 1946 | #1,481 | 35 | #1,355 | 27 |
| 1945 | #1,621 | 26 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1944 | #1,698 | 24 | #1,810 | 15 |
| 1943 | #1,751 | 24 | #1,910 | 15 |
| 1942 | #1,804 | 22 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #2,018 | 17 | #1,685 | 17 |
| 1940 | #1,900 | 18 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1939 | #2,300 | 13 | #1,795 | 15 |
| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | #2,197 | 11 |
| 1936 | #1,950 | 16 | #2,629 | 8 |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | #1,390 | 24 |
| 1934 | — | #1,425 | 23 | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #1,644 | 18 |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | #1,056 | 40 |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #939 | 48 |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #810 | 64 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 | #668 | 84 |
| 1928 | #2,194 | 16 | #452 | 177 |
| 1927 | #1,587 | 27 | #387 | 235 |
| 1926 | — | #1,353 | 29 | |
| 1925 | #3,664 | 8 | #2,755 | 10 |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | — | |
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | — | — | ||
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | — | |
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | — | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,331 | 8 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | — | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | — | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | — | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Lindy! It came in at #1,047, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1894, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Lindy is popular in 1955
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- California#522 · 1 in 5,622
- Michigan#594 · 1 in 9,944
- Indiana#600 · 1 in 9,646
- Pennsylvania#729 · 1 in 16,110
- Ohio#842 · 1 in 20,400
Best ever in a state: #183 in Idaho, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #522 | 26 | 1 in 5,622 |
| Michigan | #594 | 9 | 1 in 9,944 |
| Indiana | #600 | 5 | 1 in 9,646 |
| Pennsylvania | #729 | 7 | 1 in 16,110 |
| Ohio | #842 | 5 | 1 in 20,400 |
| New York | #1,061 | 6 | 1 in 27,231 |
| Texas | #1,205 | 5 | 1 in 22,381 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| 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 Lindy
- 333 spots since 2024 (#1,925 → #1,592)
- 824 spots since 2020 (#2,416 → #1,592)
- 1,218 spots since 2015 (#2,810 → #1,592)
- Biggest jump: 244 spots in 1976 (#1,055 → #811)
- Biggest drop: 198 spots in 1985 (#821 → #1,019)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1979 at #586 (310 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 24 yrs · run 1949–1962
- Highest: 1 in 5,178 girls born in 1979 were named Lindy (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 12,269 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 20.0% of all girls named Lindy (1,777) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1939, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,047 (1885) | #1,047 |
| 1890s | 7 | #1,299 (1895) | #1,299 |
| 1900s | 16 | #1,793 (1902) | #1,830 |
| 1910s | 44 | #2,331 (1913) | #3,492 |
| 1920s | 84 | #1,587 (1927) | #3,257 |
| 1930s | 76 | #1,950 (1936) | #3,344 |
| 1940s | 348 | #992 (1949) | #1,588 |
| 1950s | 1,234 | #767 (1957) | #878 |
| 1960s | 922 | #848 (1961) | #1,207 |
| 1970s | 1,468 | #586 (1979) | #1,018 |
| 1980s | 1,777 | #682 (1980) | #925 |
| 1990s | 939 | #1,253 (1990) | #1,687 |
| 2000s | 798 | #2,028 (2002) | #2,268 |
| 2010s | 594 | #2,597 (2012) | #2,873 |
| 2020s | 584 | #1,592 (2025) | #2,026 |
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.
Lindy in 1955
Top girls' names in 1955
Top boys' names in 1955
More about 1955
girls
1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 16,294 of them was named Lindy, which outranked 86.8% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #883Marita121
- #883Matilda121
- #883Twyla121
- #890Lindy120
- #890Adela120
- #890Delphine120
- #890Juliann120
- #899Alana119
- #899Jerrie119
- #899Joellen119
Tied with 8 names at #890; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 57,219 of them was named Lindy, which outranked 71.5% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,240Richardo37
- #1,240Rockie37
- #1,240Wendel37
- #1,255Lindy36
- #1,255Addison36
- #1,255Allison36
- #1,255Arvin36
- #1,273Abram35
- #1,273Ardell35
- #1,273Broderick35
Tied with 17 names at #1,255; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.