Lindsay
Girl nameLindsay has been given to 135,501 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1983. In 2025, about 1 in 19,134 girls was named Lindsay.
Meaning & origin /ˈlɪnzi/
From Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from Old English Lindesēġe, Lindesīġe (“Isle of Lind”), the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in which "Lind" comes from the Common Brittonic form of the name of Lincoln and "isle" refers to Lincoln being surrounded by fenland; from Proto-Brythonic *llɨnn (“pool”), from Proto-Celtic *lindos (“lake, liquid”), in reference to the Brayford + Old English ēġ (“island”); cf. modern Welsh llyn and Dublin.
Origin: surnames
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
135,501
Peak year
1983 (8,713 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -75%
Gender split
96% girls / 4% boys
Rank through the decades
Lindsay's rank among U.S. girl names at 25-year milestones.
| Year | Girls rank | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | — | #667 |
| 1925 | — | #965 |
| 1950 | #810 | #699 |
| 1975 | #396 | — |
| 2000 | #179 | — |
— means outside the top 1000 that year.
Spellings & variants
Names one letter away from Lindsay — alternate spellings parents actually use.
Famous people named Lindsay
Lindsay Lohan
American actress and singer (born 1986)
Lindsay Davenport
American tennis player
Lindsay Wagner
American actress
Lindsay Anderson
British feature-film, theatre and documentary director and film critic (1923-1994)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Lindsay.
FAQ
How popular is the name Lindsay?
Lindsay has been given to 135,501 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It ranked below the top 1000 in 2025.
When did the name Lindsay peak?
Lindsay peaked in 1983, when 8,713 babies were given the name.
Is Lindsay a girl or boy name?
Lindsay is primarily a girl name (96% of babies named Lindsay are girls).
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