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
Showing
- 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
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1885
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 1990
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Colorado#590 · 1 in 4,154
- Washington#681 · 1 in 5,151
- Georgia#835 · 1 in 7,111
- Illinois#876 · 1 in 7,851
- Florida#1,022 · 1 in 9,891
Best ever in a state: #183 in Idaho, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | #590 | 5 | 1 in 4,154 |
| Washington | #681 | 6 | 1 in 5,151 |
| Georgia | #835 | 6 | 1 in 7,111 |
| Illinois | #876 | 10 | 1 in 7,851 |
| Florida | #1,022 | 8 | 1 in 9,891 |
| Texas | #1,174 | 12 | 1 in 11,465 |
| California | #1,478 | 16 | 1 in 16,403 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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.
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Momentum · girls
Rising
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
94 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1979 at #586 (310 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 24 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 24 yrs · run 1949–1962
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,178
- 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%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 20.0% of all girls named Lindy (1,777) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1940
- 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 1990
girls
#1,253
131 births · 1 in 14,493 girls
Top girls' names in 1990
More about 1990
girls
1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 14,493 of them was named Lindy, which outranked 91.8% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).