Is Lyndsay a boy or girl name?
Lyndsay was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,716 US babies named Lyndsay were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lyndsay since 1973
- 6,716
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 403 babies
Boys and girls named Lyndsay, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 532 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,358 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,923 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 742 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 143 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,118 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,714 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,877 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,586 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,814 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,894 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,925 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,698 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,191 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,260 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,686 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,776 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,681 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 58 | #3,034 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,834 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,152 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,169 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,272 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,281 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,895 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,441 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,471 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,376 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,237 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,276 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,095 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 204 | #927 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 212 | #909 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 265 | #780 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 261 | #786 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 294 | #713 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 306 | #665 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 333 | #601 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 337 | #585 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 349 | #567 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 392 | #515 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 362 | #532 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 393 | #495 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 403 | #502 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 275 | #644 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 208 | #790 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 162 | #916 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,101 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,077 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,246 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,013 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,194 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,193 |
Highest rank
Lyndsay has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #495 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 Lyndsay
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.