Lindsey
An English surname from Lindsey in Lincolnshire, recorded as the island belonging to Lincoln, which combines the Roman name Lindum with Old English eg.
Lindsey in 2025
Lindsey was given to 161 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,579th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 20,592 babies born.
The history of Lindsey
Lindsey reached its highest point in 1984, when 9,119 babies were given the name, ranking 81st that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 165,286 babies have been named Lindsey. Half of them were born before 1989, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Lindsey has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to boys in its early decades, and goes mostly to girls today.
Lindsey by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lindsey | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 109 | 1,016 |
| 1890s | 105 | 1,327 |
| 1900s | 145 | 1,312 |
| 1910s | 493 | 1,279 |
| 1920s | 596 | 1,616 |
| 1930s | 590 | 1,479 |
| 1940s | 919 | 1,264 |
| 1950s | 2,014 | 1,037 |
| 1960s | 1,569 | 1,225 |
| 1970s | 8,442 | 210 |
| 1980s | 73,023 | 81 |
| 1990s | 49,402 | 115 |
| 2000s | 21,811 | 230 |
| 2010s | 4,904 | 767 |
| 2020s | 1,164 | 1,864 |
Where Lindsey is heading
Lindsey has fallen 67% over the past decade, from 488 babies in 2015 to 161 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1984 peak — Lindsey is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Lindsey
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lindsey.