Is Lindsey a boy or girl name?
Lindsey is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 180 girls and 7 boys were named Lindsey, so 96.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 95.3% of the 165,125 US babies named Lindsey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,465
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,285
- Babies named Lindsey since 1880
- 165,125
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 9,120 babies
Boys and girls named Lindsey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 109 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 105 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 145 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 493 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 591 | 5 | 0.8% |
| 1930s | 583 | 7 | 1.2% |
| 1940s | 758 | 161 | 17.5% |
| 1950s | 1,412 | 602 | 29.9% |
| 1960s | 1,049 | 521 | 33.2% |
| 1970s | 708 | 7,734 | 91.6% |
| 1980s | 1,083 | 71,941 | 98.5% |
| 1990s | 427 | 48,975 | 99.1% |
| 2000s | 167 | 21,644 | 99.2% |
| 2010s | 81 | 4,821 | 98.3% |
| 2020s | 24 | 979 | 97.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,465 | 180 | #1,285 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,282 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,305 |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,582 | 195 | #1,217 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,302 | 244 | #1,029 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 276 | #956 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,420 | 323 | #840 |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,614 | 315 | #869 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,565 | 364 | #780 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,354 | 476 | #611 |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,269 | 534 | #573 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,876 | 504 | #573 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,905 | 579 | #524 |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,713 | 647 | #460 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,530 | 803 | #400 |
| 2009 | 12 | #7,078 | 1,010 | #327 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,733 | 1,227 | #279 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,646 | 1,555 | #225 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,982 | 1,886 | #186 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,186 | 2,094 | #162 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,257 | 2,255 | #146 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,545 | 2,540 | #132 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,135 | 2,816 | #122 |
| 2001 | 22 | #3,801 | 3,050 | #105 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,496 | 3,211 | #103 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,922 | 3,417 | #96 |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,482 | 3,465 | #97 |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,585 | 3,636 | #95 |
| 1996 | 29 | #2,652 | 4,112 | #86 |
| 1995 | 50 | #1,768 | 4,377 | #82 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,067 | 4,988 | #69 |
| 1993 | 52 | #1,689 | 5,845 | #56 |
| 1992 | 48 | #1,766 | 5,894 | #57 |
| 1991 | 58 | #1,518 | 6,459 | #52 |
| 1990 | 70 | #1,330 | 6,782 | #51 |
| 1989 | 97 | #1,061 | 7,069 | #48 |
| 1988 | 86 | #1,075 | 7,001 | #48 |
| 1987 | 95 | #972 | 7,457 | #41 |
| 1986 | 108 | #876 | 8,051 | #39 |
| 1985 | 116 | #836 | 8,468 | #37 |
| 1984 | 114 | #820 | 9,006 | #35 |
| 1983 | 127 | #776 | 8,679 | #35 |
| 1982 | 138 | #753 | 7,961 | #40 |
| 1981 | 114 | #825 | 4,863 | #58 |
| 1980 | 88 | #961 | 3,386 | #91 |
| 1979 | 79 | #1,002 | 2,758 | #113 |
| 1978 | 90 | #913 | 1,812 | #153 |
| 1977 | 107 | #826 | 1,381 | #194 |
| 1976 | 72 | #986 | 873 | #267 |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,247 | 361 | #497 |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,209 | 234 | #650 |
| 1973 | 70 | #968 | 101 | #1,115 |
| 1972 | 62 | #1,028 | 75 | #1,344 |
| 1971 | 56 | #1,095 | 69 | #1,482 |
| 1970 | 77 | #913 | 70 | #1,457 |
| 1969 | 65 | #955 | 68 | #1,412 |
| 1968 | 74 | #848 | 56 | #1,527 |
| 1967 | 88 | #781 | 54 | #1,532 |
| 1966 | 85 | #790 | 41 | #1,783 |
| 1965 | 92 | #769 | 42 | #1,758 |
| 1964 | 97 | #771 | 47 | #1,696 |
| 1963 | 124 | #696 | 57 | #1,485 |
| 1962 | 138 | #663 | 45 | #1,696 |
| 1961 | 145 | #652 | 70 | #1,336 |
| 1960 | 141 | #659 | 41 | #1,778 |
| 1959 | 138 | #655 | 52 | #1,506 |
| 1958 | 146 | #637 | 65 | #1,314 |
| 1957 | 149 | #629 | 84 | #1,157 |
| 1956 | 132 | #663 | 66 | #1,284 |
| 1955 | 154 | #593 | 43 | #1,565 |
| 1954 | 169 | #565 | 71 | #1,191 |
| 1953 | 156 | #574 | 53 | #1,340 |
| 1952 | 133 | #616 | 66 | #1,175 |
| 1951 | 129 | #621 | 51 | #1,310 |
| 1950 | 106 | #676 | 51 | #1,289 |
| 1949 | 91 | #720 | 47 | #1,347 |
| 1948 | 97 | #681 | 24 | #1,983 |
| 1947 | 90 | #724 | 33 | #1,680 |
| 1946 | 91 | #676 | 20 | #2,125 |
| 1945 | 69 | #740 | 11 | #2,850 |
| 1944 | 58 | #826 | 6 | #4,326 |
| 1943 | 74 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 64 | #809 | 7 | #3,954 |
| 1941 | 76 | #711 | 8 | #3,416 |
| 1940 | 48 | #924 | 5 | #4,738 |
| 1939 | 60 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 56 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 60 | #797 | 7 | #3,646 |
| 1936 | 51 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 59 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 53 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 54 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 73 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 44 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 73 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 56 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 60 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 56 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 55 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 52 | #938 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 55 | #950 | 5 | #5,524 |
| 1923 | 70 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 72 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 58 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 57 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 62 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 52 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 69 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 61 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 57 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 56 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 42 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 39 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 32 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 23 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 14 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 15 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 18 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 14 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 10 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 18 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 13 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 12 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 19 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 13 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 11 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 13 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 11 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 12 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 12 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 16 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 13 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 10 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 16 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 7 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 9 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 12 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 8 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 11 | #590 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lindsey reached #463 in 1886. As a girl name, it reached #35 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 Lindsey
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.