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 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 157,551since 1924
Lindsey over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. 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.
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| 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 | |
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.
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
| 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 1888
boys
#554
13 births · 1 in 9,296 boys
Top boys' names in 1888
More about 1888
boys
120,852 boys got a published name in 1888; 1 in 9,296 of them was named Lindsey, which outranked 52.9% of the 1,177 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 39.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).