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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202013peak #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 2013

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedNHWashington: #905 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,970 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #356 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,611 girlsMNIllinois: #735 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,140 girlsILWisconsin: #457 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,097 girlsWIMichigan: #544 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,776 girlsMINew York: #741 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,968 girlsNYMassachusetts: #472 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,307 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedRIOregon: #658 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,003 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedSDIowa: #488 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,129 girlsIAIndiana: #454 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,131 girlsINOhio: #661 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,757 girlsOHPennsylvania: #496 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,604 girlsPANew Jersey: #391 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,825 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #754 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 4,460 girlsCAUtah: #486 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,208 girlsUTColorado: #608 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,840 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedNEMissouri: #491 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,252 girlsMOKentucky: #438 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,055 girlsKYWest Virginia: #299 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,106 girlsWVVirginia: #517 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,592 girlsVAMaryland: #515 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,352 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedDEArizona: #964 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,121 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedNMKansas: #419 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,609 girlsKSArkansas: #547 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,261 girlsARTennessee: #442 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,982 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #467 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,215 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #377 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,592 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedMSAlabama: #592 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,668 girlsALGeorgia: #369 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,724 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lindsey, so not publishedHITexas: #564 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 2,927 girlsTXFlorida: #669 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,689 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#299 · 1 in 1,106
  2. Minnesota#356 · 1 in 1,611
  3. Georgia#369 · 1 in 1,724
  4. South Carolina#377 · 1 in 1,592
  5. New Jersey#391 · 1 in 1,825

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#29961 in 1,106
Minnesota#356151 in 1,611
Georgia#369271 in 1,724
South Carolina#377111 in 1,592
New Jersey#391201 in 1,825
Kansas#41981 in 1,609
Kentucky#43891 in 2,055
Tennessee#442151 in 1,982
Indiana#454141 in 2,131
Wisconsin#457111 in 2,097
North Carolina#467201 in 2,215
Massachusetts#472111 in 2,307
Utah#48681 in 2,208
Iowa#48861 in 2,129
Missouri#491121 in 2,252
Pennsylvania#496201 in 2,604
Maryland#515101 in 2,352
Virginia#517141 in 2,592
Michigan#544151 in 2,776
Arkansas#54751 in 2,261
Texas#564551 in 2,927
Alabama#59271 in 2,668
Colorado#60881 in 2,840
Oregon#65851 in 3,003
Ohio#661141 in 3,757
Florida#669221 in 3,689
Illinois#735141 in 4,140
New York#741231 in 3,968
California#754461 in 4,460
Washington#90561 in 4,970
Arizona#96461 in 5,121
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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 2013

girls
#573
504 births · 1 in 3,482 girls
boys
#7,537
10 births · 1 in 189,158 boys

Top girls' names in 2013

  1. #1Sophia21,255
  2. #2Emma20,973
  3. #3Olivia18,454
  4. #4Isabella17,689
  5. #5Ava15,271
  6. #6Mia13,166
  7. #7Emily13,144
  8. #8Abigail12,429
  9. #9Madison10,605
  10. #10Elizabeth9,476
  11. #573Lindsey504

Top boys' names in 2013

  1. #1Noah18,291
  2. #2Jacob18,201
  3. #3Liam18,153
  4. #4Mason17,730
  5. #5William16,669
  6. #6Ethan16,260
  7. #7Michael15,544
  8. #8Alexander14,923
  9. #9Jayden14,804
  10. #10Daniel14,326
  11. #7,537Lindsey10
More about 2013

girls

1,754,746 girls got a published name in 2013; 1 in 3,482 of them was named Lindsey, which outranked 97.0% of the 19,279 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lindsey
  1. #569Marie509
  2. #571Aisha508
  3. #571Charleigh508
  4. #573Lindsey504
  5. #574Regina503
  6. #575Isis501
  7. #576Felicity500
Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,124Daleyza#3,711 → #587
  2. ↑ 736Marjorie#1,646 → #910
  3. ↑ 683Lennon#1,612 → #929
  4. ↑ 561Jurnee#1,457 → #896
  5. ↑ 539Everleigh#1,405 → #866
Fallers
  1. ↓ 827Litzy#598 → #1,425
  2. ↓ 409Geraldine#994 → #1,403
  3. ↓ 384Taraji#858 → #1,242
  4. ↓ 374Marisa#977 → #1,351
  5. ↓ 372Adley#733 → #1,105

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

boys

1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 189,158 of them was named Lindsey, which outranked 46.4% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lindsey
  1. #7,026Ziv11
  2. #7,026Zoran11
  3. #7,026Zubayr11
  4. #7,537Lindsey10
  5. #7,537Aamari10
  6. #7,537Aaran10
  7. #7,537Aashrith10
  8. #8,118Aadon9
  9. #8,118Aadvik9
  10. #8,118Aarib9

Tied with 580 names at #7,537; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2012
Risers
  1. ↑ 843Jayceon#1,050 → #207
  2. ↑ 636Milan#1,182 → #546
  3. ↑ 604Atlas#1,383 → #779
  4. ↑ 504Jayse#1,466 → #962
  5. ↑ 423Duke#1,145 → #722
Fallers
  1. ↓ 318Austyn#898 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 291Masen#723 → #1,014
  3. ↓ 274Jaidyn#979 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 267Trevon#925 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 260Bently#637 → #897

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

See the top 100 for 2013 →