How Many People Are Named Lindy?
people named Lindy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 39,070 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,672 babies named Lindy in Social Security records from 1885 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
318 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Originally this was a masculine name, coming into use in America in 1927 when the dance called the Lindy Hop became popular. The dance was probably named for aviator Charles Lindbergh. Later this name was used as a diminutive of LINDA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lindy, 91.8% were girls and 8.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lindy rose from 13.3% in the 1920s to 100% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lindy alive today is about 43 years old, and 47% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 28 and 61 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lindy first appears in the records in 1885 and was given most often in 1979, to 318 babies. In 2025, 131 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1885 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lindy has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #586, in 1979. In 2025 it ranked #1,604. Among boys, its best rank was #388, in 1927.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,604 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #586 (1979) | #388 (1927) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #913 in the 1980s | #938 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lindy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lindy were born in California than in any other state: about 766 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lindy was given 3.1 times as often in Utah, 2.3 times in Texas and 1.9 times in Oklahoma.
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