How Many People Are Named Lindsay?
people named Lindsay are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,643 people in the US has this name
Based on 135,501 babies named Lindsay in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
8,713 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English and Scottish surname which was originally derived from the name of the region Lindsey, which means "LINCOLN island" in Old English. As a given name it was typically masculine until the 1960s (in Britain) and 1970s (in America) when it became popular for girls, probably due to its similarity to Linda and because of American actress Lindsay Wagner (1949-).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Lindsay in English. Counting Lindsay and these spellings together, about 287,295 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lindsay, 97.7% were girls and 2.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lindsay rose from 1.9% in the 1910s to 99% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lindsay alive today is about 37 years old, and 79% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 32 and 43 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lindsay first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1983, to 8,713 babies. In 2025, 84 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lindsay never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #36, in 1983 to 1984, and it was in the top 100 for 16 years, 1978 to 1993. In 2025 it ranked #2,208.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,208 |
| Best rank | #36 (1983 to 1984) |
| Years in the top 100 | 16 (1978 to 1993) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #44 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lindsay alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lindsay were born in California than in any other state: about 12,276 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lindsay was given 1.8 times as often in Delaware, 1.7 times in New Hampshire and 1.7 times in Vermont.
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