Lindsey was a very popular girls' name that peaked at #35 in 1983 but is far less common today.
Lindsey is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,369 for girl births in the United States (and #2,579 across all names), given to 161 babies. Lindsey first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1984 (9,005 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 161 | 161 | #1,369 | — |
| 2024 | 187 | 187 | #1,289 | #10,505 |
| 2023 | 179 | 179 | #1,284 | — |
| 2022 | 181 | 181 | #1,307 | — |
| 2021 | 201 | 201 | #1,217 | #11,591 |
| 2020 | 255 | 255 | #1,030 | #7,307 |
| 2019 | 276 | 276 | #957 | — |
| 2018 | 334 | 334 | #840 | #7,426 |
| 2017 | 321 | 321 | #869 | #11,615 |
| 2016 | 377 | 377 | #781 | #6,568 |
| 2015 | 488 | 488 | #611 | #7,354 |
| 2014 | 539 | 539 | #573 | #13,274 |
| 2013 | 514 | 514 | #573 | #7,876 |
| 2012 | 589 | 589 | #524 | #7,905 |
| 2011 | 653 | 653 | #460 | #11,716 |
| 2010 | 813 | 813 | #400 | #8,530 |
| 2009 | 1,022 | 1,022 | #327 | #7,079 |
| 2008 | 1,236 | 1,236 | #279 | #8,733 |
| 2007 | 1,564 | 1,564 | #226 | #8,646 |
| 2006 | 1,900 | 1,900 | #186 | #5,982 |
| 2005 | 2,110 | 2,110 | #162 | #5,187 |
| 2004 | 2,285 | 2,285 | #146 | #3,257 |
| 2003 | 2,558 | 2,558 | #132 | #4,545 |
| 2002 | 2,836 | 2,836 | #122 | #4,135 |
| 2001 | 3,072 | 3,072 | #105 | #3,801 |
| 2000 | 3,228 | 3,228 | #103 | #4,497 |
| 1999 | 3,431 | 3,436 | #96 | #4,922 |
| 1998 | 3,500 | 3,500 | #97 | #2,483 |
| 1997 | 3,667 | — | #95 | #2,586 |
| 1996 | 4,141 | — | #86 | #2,652 |
| 1995 | 4,427 | — | #82 | #1,768 |
| 1994 | 5,028 | — | #69 | #2,067 |
| 1993 | 5,897 | — | #56 | #1,689 |
| 1992 | 5,941 | — | #57 | #1,767 |
| 1991 | 6,518 | — | #52 | #1,518 |
| 1990 | 6,852 | — | #51 | #1,330 |
| 1989 | 7,166 | — | #48 | #1,061 |
| 1988 | 7,087 | — | #48 | #1,075 |
| 1987 | 7,552 | — | #41 | #972 |
| 1986 | 8,159 | — | #39 | #876 |
| 1985 | 8,584 | — | #37 | #836 |
| 1984 | 9,119 | — | #35 | #820 |
| 1983 | 8,806 | — | #35 | #776 |
| 1982 | 8,099 | — | #40 | #753 |
| 1981 | 4,977 | — | #58 | #825 |
| 1980 | 3,474 | — | #91 | #961 |
| 1979 | 2,837 | — | #113 | #1,002 |
| 1978 | 1,902 | — | #153 | #913 |
| 1977 | 1,488 | — | #194 | #826 |
| 1976 | 945 | — | #267 | #986 |
| 1975 | 408 | — | #497 | #1,247 |
| 1974 | 282 | — | #650 | #1,209 |
| 1973 | 171 | — | #1,115 | #968 |
| 1972 | 137 | — | #1,344 | #1,028 |
| 1971 | 125 | — | #1,482 | #1,095 |
| 1970 | 147 | — | #1,457 | #914 |
| 1969 | 133 | — | #1,412 | #955 |
| 1968 | 130 | — | #1,527 | #848 |
| 1967 | 141 | — | #1,552 | #781 |
| 1966 | 126 | — | #1,783 | #790 |
| 1965 | 134 | — | #1,757 | #769 |
| 1964 | 144 | — | #1,696 | #771 |
| 1963 | 181 | — | #1,485 | #696 |
| 1962 | 183 | — | #1,696 | #663 |
| 1961 | 215 | — | #1,336 | #652 |
| 1960 | 182 | — | #1,778 | #659 |
| 1959 | 190 | — | #1,506 | #655 |
| 1958 | 211 | — | #1,314 | #638 |
| 1957 | 233 | — | #1,157 | #629 |
| 1956 | 198 | — | #1,284 | #663 |
| 1955 | 197 | — | #1,565 | #593 |
| 1954 | 240 | — | #1,191 | #565 |
| 1953 | 209 | — | #1,340 | #574 |
| 1952 | 199 | — | #1,175 | #616 |
| 1951 | 180 | — | #1,310 | #621 |
| 1950 | 157 | — | #1,289 | #676 |
| 1949 | 138 | — | #1,347 | #720 |
| 1948 | 121 | — | #1,983 | #681 |
| 1947 | 123 | — | #1,680 | #724 |
| 1946 | 111 | — | #2,125 | #676 |
| 1945 | 80 | — | #2,850 | #740 |
| 1944 | 64 | — | #4,326 | #826 |
| 1943 | 74 | — | — | #758 |
| 1942 | 71 | — | #3,954 | #809 |
| 1941 | 84 | — | #3,416 | #711 |
| 1940 | 53 | — | #4,738 | #924 |
| 1939 | 60 | — | — | #790 |
| 1938 | 56 | — | — | #830 |
| 1937 | 67 | — | #3,646 | #797 |
| 1936 | 51 | — | — | #856 |
| 1935 | 59 | — | — | #809 |
| 1934 | 53 | — | — | #867 |
| 1933 | 54 | — | — | #846 |
| 1932 | 73 | — | — | #733 |
| 1931 | 44 | — | — | #1,006 |
| 1930 | 73 | — | — | #747 |
| 1929 | 56 | — | — | #893 |
| 1928 | 60 | — | — | #859 |
| 1927 | 56 | — | — | #920 |
| 1926 | 55 | — | — | #910 |
| 1925 | 52 | — | — | #938 |
| 1924 | 60 | — | #5,524 | #950 |
| 1923 | 70 | — | — | #798 |
| 1922 | 72 | — | — | #792 |
| 1921 | 58 | — | — | #929 |
| 1920 | 57 | — | — | #919 |
| 1919 | 62 | — | — | #834 |
| 1918 | 52 | — | — | #928 |
| 1917 | 69 | — | — | #756 |
| 1916 | 61 | — | — | #796 |
| 1915 | 57 | — | — | #808 |
| 1914 | 56 | — | — | #683 |
| 1913 | 42 | — | — | #718 |
| 1912 | 39 | — | — | #686 |
| 1911 | 32 | — | — | #528 |
| 1910 | 23 | — | — | #611 |
| 1909 | 12 | — | — | #875 |
| 1908 | 14 | — | — | #728 |
| 1907 | 15 | — | — | #688 |
| 1906 | 18 | — | — | #559 |
| 1905 | 14 | — | — | #653 |
| 1904 | 10 | — | — | #790 |
| 1903 | 18 | — | — | #513 |
| 1902 | 13 | — | — | #633 |
| 1901 | 12 | — | — | #623 |
| 1900 | 19 | — | — | #571 |
| 1899 | 13 | — | — | #568 |
| 1898 | 11 | — | — | #688 |
| 1897 | 8 | — | — | #831 |
| 1896 | 13 | — | — | #615 |
| 1895 | 11 | — | — | #659 |
| 1894 | 7 | — | — | #915 |
| 1893 | 7 | — | — | #881 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | — | #664 |
| 1891 | 12 | — | — | #543 |
| 1890 | 12 | — | — | #584 |
| 1889 | 16 | — | — | #477 |
| 1888 | 13 | — | — | #575 |
| 1887 | 10 | — | — | #614 |
| 1886 | 16 | — | — | #463 |
| 1885 | 7 | — | — | #809 |
| 1884 | 9 | — | — | #683 |
| 1883 | 12 | — | — | #546 |
| 1882 | 8 | — | — | #731 |
| 1881 | 7 | — | — | #750 |
| 1880 | 11 | — | — | #590 |