Lindley is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1988 and has since faded.
Lindley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #8,143 for girl births in the United States (and #13,985 across all names), given to 13 babies. Lindley was first reported in SSA data in 1895 and peaked in 1988 (91 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #8,143 | — |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | #7,442 | — |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #7,491 | — |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | #4,633 | — |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | #5,865 | — |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | #6,222 | — |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | #6,908 | — |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 | #5,708 | — |
| 2017 | 31 | 31 | #4,540 | — |
| 2016 | 31 | 31 | #4,593 | — |
| 2015 | 29 | 29 | #4,806 | — |
| 2014 | 37 | 37 | #4,068 | — |
| 2013 | 33 | 33 | #4,386 | — |
| 2012 | 30 | 30 | #4,783 | — |
| 2011 | 27 | 27 | #5,145 | — |
| 2010 | 26 | 26 | #5,346 | — |
| 2009 | 27 | 27 | #5,316 | — |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | #7,258 | — |
| 2007 | 24 | 24 | #5,821 | — |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #7,704 | — |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | #7,352 | — |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | #6,965 | — |
| 2003 | 20 | 20 | #5,948 | — |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | #10,724 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | #8,521 | — |
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | #7,839 | — |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | #8,566 | — |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | #8,332 | — |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #10,380 | — |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #12,778 | — |
| 1995 | 7 | — | #11,227 | — |
| 1994 | 10 | — | #8,512 | — |
| 1993 | 12 | — | #7,301 | — |
| 1992 | 15 | — | #6,181 | — |
| 1991 | 14 | — | #6,451 | — |
| 1990 | 18 | — | #5,186 | — |
| 1989 | 43 | — | #2,902 | #8,703 |
| 1988 | 91 | — | #1,501 | — |
| 1987 | 24 | — | #3,696 | — |
| 1986 | 8 | — | #8,166 | — |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #5,724 | — |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #5,318 | #6,891 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #6,646 | — |
| 1981 | 14 | — | #5,123 | — |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #6,146 | — |
| 1979 | 14 | — | #7,056 | #6,647 |
| 1978 | 16 | — | #6,191 | #5,500 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | #7,260 | — |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #6,985 | — |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,684 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | — | #4,084 |
| 1968 | 9 | — | — | #3,009 |
| 1965 | 14 | — | #7,090 | #2,909 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | — | #3,180 |
| 1963 | 22 | — | #5,644 | #2,167 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | #7,132 | #3,509 |
| 1961 | 17 | — | #5,113 | #3,014 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | #6,081 | #4,378 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | — | #3,172 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | — | #3,767 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | — | #3,807 |
| 1956 | 11 | — | — | #2,577 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | — | #2,687 |
| 1954 | 8 | — | — | #3,083 |
| 1953 | 16 | — | #5,402 | #2,643 |
| 1952 | 14 | — | — | #2,117 |
| 1951 | 17 | — | — | #1,880 |
| 1950 | 17 | — | #5,751 | #2,278 |
| 1949 | 22 | — | #4,481 | #1,993 |
| 1948 | 13 | — | — | #2,179 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | — | #2,591 |
| 1946 | 17 | — | #5,366 | #2,220 |
| 1945 | 16 | — | #4,942 | #2,201 |
| 1944 | 10 | — | — | #2,404 |
| 1943 | 11 | — | #5,056 | #3,418 |
| 1942 | 9 | — | — | #2,629 |
| 1941 | 12 | — | — | #2,158 |
| 1940 | 9 | — | — | #2,595 |
| 1939 | 11 | — | — | #2,243 |
| 1938 | 13 | — | — | #2,051 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | — | #2,602 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | — | #2,764 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | — | #2,848 |
| 1934 | 6 | — | — | #3,521 |
| 1933 | 16 | — | — | #1,801 |
| 1932 | 14 | — | — | #2,058 |
| 1931 | 11 | — | — | #2,412 |
| 1930 | 8 | — | — | #3,176 |
| 1929 | 9 | — | — | #2,873 |
| 1928 | 10 | — | — | #2,764 |
| 1927 | 10 | — | — | #2,826 |
| 1926 | 13 | — | — | #2,370 |
| 1925 | 11 | — | — | #2,684 |
| 1924 | 6 | — | — | #4,147 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | — | #2,398 |
| 1922 | 12 | — | — | #2,575 |
| 1921 | 16 | — | — | #2,114 |
| 1920 | 17 | — | — | #2,011 |
| 1919 | 12 | — | — | #2,450 |
| 1918 | 13 | — | — | #2,339 |
| 1917 | 14 | — | — | #2,146 |
| 1916 | 13 | — | — | #2,211 |
| 1915 | 11 | — | — | #2,386 |
| 1914 | 9 | — | — | #2,375 |
| 1913 | 9 | — | — | #2,030 |
| 1912 | 11 | — | — | #1,583 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | — | #1,352 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | — | #1,038 |