Lyndsey

#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #11,356
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1983 · 669 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,388
since 1964

Lyndsey over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lyndsey has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #343, 1983girls
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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#7,49114—
2024#7,59414—
2023#5,75221—
2022#5,46523—
2021#6,17419—
2020#5,31423—
2019#5,30624—
2018#3,85338—
2017#3,62742—
2016#3,13952—
2015#3,65042—
2014#3,04155—
2013#2,76962—
2012#2,28682—
2011#2,15688—
2010#1,886107—
2009#1,830117—
2008#1,405169—
2007#1,453161—
2006#1,143214—
2005#1,011241—
2004#926260#11,3565
2003#903264—
2002#891252—
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2000#637392—
1999#637370—
1998#627372—
1997#561417—
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1993#504490—
1992#455546—
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1990#384687—
1989#408606—
1988#367660—
1987#376623#6,9515
1986#359663#5,9266
1985#366635—
1984#350657#5,5616
1983#343669#6,2385
1982#365634—
1981#487423#6,2625
1980#668264—
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1978#849174—
1977#1,183104—
1976#1,84050—
1975#2,35734—
1974#3,42619—
1973#6,0808—
1972#5,4809—
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First appearance
1964

The first year at least five girls were named Lyndsey! It came in at #6,767, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1964–1965, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Lyndsey is popular in 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lyndsey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lyndsey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lyndsey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #193 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,010 girlsNHWashington: #368 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,210 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lyndsey, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lyndsey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lyndsey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #589 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,495 girlsMNIllinois: #478 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,371 girlsILWisconsin: #363 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,587 girlsWIMichigan: #306 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,157 girlsMINew York: #561 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 4,104 girlsNYMassachusetts: #382 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,793 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lyndsey, so not publishedRIOregon: #440 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,809 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lyndsey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lyndsey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #146 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 597 girlsSDIowa: #244 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,410 girlsIAIndiana: #268 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,833 girlsINOhio: #270 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,847 girlsOHPennsylvania: #358 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,536 girlsPANew Jersey: #459 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,335 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lyndsey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #891 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 7,472 girlsCAUtah: #309 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,661 girlsUTColorado: #594 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,165 girlsCONebraska: #231 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,268 girlsNEMissouri: #264 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,709 girlsMOKentucky: #400 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,066 girlsKYWest Virginia: #138 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 674 girlsWVVirginia: #383 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,635 girlsVAMaryland: #482 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,452 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lyndsey, so not publishedDEArizona: #745 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,160 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lyndsey, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lyndsey, so not publishedKSArkansas: #200 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,004 girlsARTennessee: #274 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,789 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #325 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,214 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #381 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,409 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lyndsey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #216 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,137 girlsOKLouisiana: #282 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,566 girlsLAMississippi: #280 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,496 girlsMSAlabama: #364 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,452 girlsALGeorgia: #358 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,325 girlsGAHawaii: #268 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,009 girlsHITexas: #515 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 3,498 girlsTXFlorida: #395 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,633 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#138 · 1 in 674
  2. South Dakota#146 · 1 in 597
  3. New Hampshire#193 · 1 in 1,010
  4. Arkansas#200 · 1 in 1,004
  5. Oklahoma#216 · 1 in 1,137

Best ever in a state: #106 in Wyoming, 1987.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#138131 in 674
South Dakota#14661 in 597
New Hampshire#19361 in 1,010
Arkansas#200121 in 1,004
Oklahoma#216151 in 1,137
Nebraska#23171 in 1,268
Iowa#244111 in 1,410
Missouri#264191 in 1,709
Hawaii#26851 in 1,009
Indiana#268191 in 1,833
Ohio#270381 in 1,847
Tennessee#274171 in 1,789
Mississippi#28091 in 1,496
Louisiana#282161 in 1,566
Michigan#306281 in 2,157
Utah#30981 in 1,661
North Carolina#325181 in 2,214
Georgia#358181 in 2,325
Pennsylvania#358281 in 2,536
Wisconsin#363111 in 2,587
Alabama#36491 in 2,452
Washington#368141 in 2,210
South Carolina#38181 in 2,409
Massachusetts#382131 in 2,793
Virginia#383141 in 2,635
Florida#395291 in 2,633
Kentucky#40071 in 3,066
Oregon#44061 in 2,809
New Jersey#459141 in 3,335
Illinois#478231 in 3,371
Maryland#48281 in 3,452
Texas#515391 in 3,498
New York#561291 in 4,104
Minnesota#58951 in 5,495
Colorado#59451 in 4,165
Arizona#74551 in 5,160
California#891351 in 7,472
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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 Lyndsey
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 103 spots since 2024 (#7,594 → #7,491)
  • 2,177 spots since 2020 (#5,314 → #7,491)
  • 3,841 spots since 2015 (#3,650 → #7,491)
  • Biggest jump: 334 spots in 1978 (#1,183 → #849)
  • Biggest drop: 173 spots in 2002 (#718 → #891)
Rise & fade · girls
19 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1964
  • Peaked 1983 at #343 (669 births)
  • Births halved by 2002, 19 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 27 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1978–2004
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,497
  • Highest: 1 in 2,497 girls born in 1983 were named Lyndsey (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 114,805 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 40.5% of all girls named Lyndsey (5,834) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s16#5,809 (1966)#6,682
1970s637#710 (1979)#2,741
1980s5,834#343 (1983)#409
1990s4,785#384 (1990)#524
2000s2,410#637 (2000)#1,092
2010s592#1,886 (2010)#3,171
2020s114#5,314 (2020)#6,298

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.

Lyndsey in 1991

girls
#424
601 births · 1 in 3,120 girls

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #424Lyndsey601
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 3,120 of them was named Lyndsey, which outranked 97.3% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lyndsey
  1. #421Josephine607
  2. #422Yolanda606
  3. #423Kylee603
  4. #424Lyndsey601
  5. #424Maribel601
  6. #426Leanna598
  7. #427Jordyn595
  8. #428Antoinette593

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →