How Many People Are Named Lindsey?
people named Lindsey are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,163 people in the US has this name
Based on 165,286 babies named Lindsey in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
9,119 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of LINDSAY.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Lindsey in English. Counting Lindsey and these spellings together, about 287,295 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lindsey, 97.1% were girls and 2.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lindsey rose from 0% in the 1880s to 97.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lindsey alive today is about 35 years old, and 72% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 29 and 41 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lindsey first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1984, to 9,119 babies. In 2025, 161 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lindsey never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #35, in 1983 to 1984, and it was in the top 100 for 20 years, 1980 to 1999. In 2025 it ranked #1,369.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,369 |
| Best rank | #35 (1983 to 1984) |
| Years in the top 100 | 20 (1980 to 1999) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #42 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lindsey alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lindsey were born in Texas than in any other state: about 12,726 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lindsey was given 2 times as often in North Dakota, 1.7 times in Arkansas and 1.7 times in Wyoming.
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