Is Lindsay a boy or girl name?
Lindsay is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 99 girls and 0 boys were named Lindsay, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.2% of the 135,419 US babies named Lindsay were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,982
- Babies named Lindsay since 1880
- 135,419
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 8,713 babies
Boys and girls named Lindsay, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 62 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 83 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 89 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 304 | 6 | 1.9% |
| 1920s | 457 | 19 | 4% |
| 1930s | 397 | 34 | 7.9% |
| 1940s | 498 | 327 | 39.6% |
| 1950s | 1,047 | 948 | 47.5% |
| 1960s | 814 | 583 | 41.7% |
| 1970s | 408 | 12,359 | 96.8% |
| 1980s | 658 | 68,492 | 99% |
| 1990s | 212 | 31,382 | 99.3% |
| 2000s | 71 | 12,262 | 99.4% |
| 2010s | 29 | 3,290 | 99.1% |
| 2020s | 7 | 581 | 98.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,982 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,083 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,770 |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,354 | 148 | #1,455 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,661 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,511 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,311 |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,613 | 217 | #1,147 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 259 | #1,023 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,443 | 328 | #852 |
| 2014 | 8 | #9,292 | 433 | #661 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 412 | #687 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 396 | #710 |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,712 | 435 | #655 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 492 | #597 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,690 | 575 | #527 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 848 | #382 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,950 | 1,067 | #316 |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,245 | 1,248 | #263 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,465 | 1,398 | #240 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,929 | 1,354 | #241 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,357 | 1,229 | #260 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,241 | #255 |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,269 | 1,502 | #210 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,771 | 1,800 | #179 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,261 | 1,849 | #169 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,628 | 1,938 | #161 |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,013 | 2,086 | #149 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,357 | 2,397 | #134 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,156 | 2,562 | #125 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,211 | 3,101 | #107 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,104 | 3,664 | #88 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,644 | 4,262 | #81 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,325 | 4,484 | #77 |
| 1990 | 40 | #1,925 | 5,039 | #69 |
| 1989 | 49 | #1,630 | 5,525 | #63 |
| 1988 | 47 | #1,569 | 6,025 | #57 |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,307 | 6,530 | #49 |
| 1986 | 61 | #1,236 | 6,952 | #46 |
| 1985 | 86 | #990 | 7,871 | #40 |
| 1984 | 73 | #1,050 | 8,511 | #36 |
| 1983 | 91 | #927 | 8,622 | #36 |
| 1982 | 84 | #985 | 8,260 | #39 |
| 1981 | 58 | #1,203 | 5,843 | #47 |
| 1980 | 52 | #1,301 | 4,353 | #71 |
| 1979 | 54 | #1,259 | 3,466 | #88 |
| 1978 | 47 | #1,338 | 3,123 | #95 |
| 1977 | 63 | #1,096 | 2,635 | #110 |
| 1976 | 50 | #1,233 | 2,070 | #133 |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,102 | 516 | #396 |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,461 | 213 | #691 |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,960 | 115 | #1,019 |
| 1972 | 35 | #1,445 | 62 | #1,521 |
| 1971 | 38 | #1,391 | 77 | #1,385 |
| 1970 | 41 | #1,308 | 82 | #1,312 |
| 1969 | 43 | #1,212 | 61 | #1,523 |
| 1968 | 47 | #1,095 | 70 | #1,333 |
| 1967 | 41 | #1,171 | 48 | #1,650 |
| 1966 | 56 | #977 | 59 | #1,440 |
| 1965 | 74 | #857 | 50 | #1,585 |
| 1964 | 67 | #935 | 53 | #1,567 |
| 1963 | 92 | #792 | 69 | #1,336 |
| 1962 | 117 | #711 | 61 | #1,422 |
| 1961 | 125 | #686 | 58 | #1,477 |
| 1960 | 152 | #632 | 54 | #1,513 |
| 1959 | 116 | #715 | 69 | #1,296 |
| 1958 | 89 | #794 | 81 | #1,184 |
| 1957 | 96 | #771 | 98 | #1,052 |
| 1956 | 96 | #752 | 83 | #1,137 |
| 1955 | 122 | #661 | 92 | #1,052 |
| 1954 | 94 | #740 | 77 | #1,126 |
| 1953 | 130 | #628 | 95 | #982 |
| 1952 | 101 | #697 | 125 | #815 |
| 1951 | 106 | #679 | 112 | #849 |
| 1950 | 97 | #699 | 116 | #810 |
| 1949 | 64 | #861 | 83 | #990 |
| 1948 | 65 | #849 | 68 | #1,079 |
| 1947 | 61 | #895 | 59 | #1,177 |
| 1946 | 56 | #885 | 31 | #1,607 |
| 1945 | 50 | #908 | 18 | #2,026 |
| 1944 | 37 | #1,097 | 22 | #1,839 |
| 1943 | 51 | #938 | 15 | #2,396 |
| 1942 | 38 | #1,113 | 12 | #2,743 |
| 1941 | 37 | #1,083 | 9 | #3,152 |
| 1940 | 39 | #1,042 | 10 | #2,874 |
| 1939 | 38 | #1,045 | 5 | #4,615 |
| 1938 | 46 | #934 | 6 | #4,116 |
| 1937 | 42 | #975 | 8 | #3,315 |
| 1936 | 44 | #935 | 15 | #2,100 |
| 1935 | 35 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 42 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 33 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 41 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 36 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 40 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 44 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 53 | #931 | 7 | #4,001 |
| 1927 | 40 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 36 | #1,208 | 7 | #4,102 |
| 1925 | 50 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 52 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 45 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 39 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 40 | #1,133 | 5 | #5,550 |
| 1920 | 58 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 36 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 38 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 45 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 42 | #993 | 6 | #4,175 |
| 1915 | 40 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 38 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 27 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 17 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 9 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 12 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 11 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 9 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 13 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 10 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 9 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 15 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 10 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,234 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 11 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 21 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 13 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 10 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 8 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 9 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 9 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #781 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lindsay reached #397 in 1893. As a girl name, it reached #36 in 1983. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lindsay
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.