Is Lindy a boy or girl name?
Lindy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 102 girls and 0 boys were named Lindy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 83.1% of the 10,540 US babies named Lindy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,947
- Babies named Lindy since 1885
- 10,540
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 318 babies
Boys and girls named Lindy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 44 | 100% |
| 1920s | 546 | 84 | 13.3% |
| 1930s | 258 | 76 | 22.8% |
| 1940s | 202 | 348 | 63.3% |
| 1950s | 383 | 1,234 | 76.3% |
| 1960s | 207 | 922 | 81.7% |
| 1970s | 95 | 1,468 | 93.9% |
| 1980s | 61 | 1,777 | 96.7% |
| 1990s | 11 | 939 | 98.8% |
| 2000s | 7 | 798 | 99.1% |
| 2010s | 6 | 594 | 99% |
| 2020s | 0 | 452 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,947 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,975 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,165 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,108 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,430 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,116 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,952 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,890 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,951 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,831 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,703 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,795 |
| 2012 | 6 | #11,687 | 69 | #2,615 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,712 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,392 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,028 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,198 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 100 | #2,048 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,497 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,372 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,302 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,053 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,041 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,110 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,757 | 74 | #2,166 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,990 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,911 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,092 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,776 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,780 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,693 | 83 | #1,763 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,673 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,354 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,856 | 120 | #1,364 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,255 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,704 | 140 | #1,170 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,032 | 147 | #1,075 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,622 | 143 | #1,074 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,053 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,230 | 148 | #1,022 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,326 | 191 | #825 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,743 | 184 | #834 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,366 | 206 | #788 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,950 | 220 | #753 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,286 | 254 | #683 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,671 | 310 | #586 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,742 | 237 | #674 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,994 | 172 | #857 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,342 | 171 | #815 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,601 | 112 | #1,059 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,046 | 129 | #963 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,956 | 118 | #1,003 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,266 | 86 | #1,230 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,360 | 72 | #1,452 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,461 | 61 | #1,578 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,632 | 64 | #1,472 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,838 | 69 | #1,342 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,554 | 56 | #1,502 |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,936 | 54 | #1,523 |
| 1965 | 25 | #1,579 | 68 | #1,333 |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,370 | 88 | #1,177 |
| 1963 | 17 | #2,010 | 100 | #1,085 |
| 1962 | 25 | #1,608 | 142 | #887 |
| 1961 | 38 | #1,291 | 155 | #851 |
| 1960 | 39 | #1,262 | 126 | #952 |
| 1959 | 37 | #1,291 | 138 | #886 |
| 1958 | 48 | #1,111 | 147 | #843 |
| 1957 | 46 | #1,145 | 169 | #768 |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,669 | 139 | #843 |
| 1955 | 36 | #1,263 | 120 | #893 |
| 1954 | 33 | #1,320 | 121 | #870 |
| 1953 | 42 | #1,147 | 114 | #885 |
| 1952 | 36 | #1,234 | 98 | #941 |
| 1951 | 39 | #1,163 | 99 | #924 |
| 1950 | 43 | #1,080 | 89 | #953 |
| 1949 | 39 | #1,139 | 82 | #998 |
| 1948 | 22 | #1,589 | 57 | #1,204 |
| 1947 | 27 | #1,436 | 43 | #1,427 |
| 1946 | 27 | #1,371 | 35 | #1,495 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,330 | 26 | #1,636 |
| 1944 | 15 | #1,859 | 24 | #1,726 |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,957 | 24 | #1,774 |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,217 | 22 | #1,835 |
| 1941 | 17 | #1,729 | 17 | #2,063 |
| 1940 | 18 | #1,663 | 18 | #1,933 |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,841 | 13 | #2,365 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,047 | 5 | #4,696 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,279 | 8 | #3,316 |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,764 | 16 | #1,987 |
| 1935 | 24 | #1,413 | 6 | #4,018 |
| 1934 | 23 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,685 | 7 | #3,614 |
| 1932 | 40 | #1,069 | 10 | #2,953 |
| 1931 | 48 | #952 | 5 | #4,706 |
| 1930 | 64 | #813 | 6 | #4,321 |
| 1929 | 84 | #670 | 14 | #2,383 |
| 1928 | 177 | #454 | 16 | #2,246 |
| 1927 | 235 | #388 | 27 | #1,602 |
| 1926 | 29 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,859 | 8 | #3,882 |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,148 | 6 | #4,787 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,610 | 5 | #5,369 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,859 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,067 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,432 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,656 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,426 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,449 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,222 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,958 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,035 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,929 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,373 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,133 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lindy reached #388 in 1927. As a girl name, it reached #586 in 1979. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lindy
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.