Is Lyndsey a boy or girl name?
Lyndsey is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 0 boys were named Lyndsey, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 14,406 US babies named Lyndsey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,791
- Babies named Lyndsey since 1964
- 14,406
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 687 babies
Boys and girls named Lyndsey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 637 | 100% |
| 1980s | 27 | 5,835 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,785 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 2,410 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 591 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 100 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,791 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,870 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,568 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,305 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,417 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,393 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,978 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,671 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,169 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,684 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,797 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,304 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,167 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,891 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,835 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,411 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,457 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,148 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 241 | #1,013 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,491 | 260 | #928 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 264 | #905 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 252 | #892 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 340 | #718 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 392 | #639 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 370 | #637 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 372 | #627 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 417 | #563 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 385 | #593 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 413 | #561 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 504 | #494 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 490 | #504 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 546 | #455 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 601 | #424 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 687 | #384 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 606 | #408 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 660 | #367 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,683 | 623 | #377 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,418 | 663 | #359 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 635 | #366 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,049 | 657 | #350 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,910 | 670 | #343 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 634 | #365 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,894 | 423 | #488 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 264 | #668 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 239 | #711 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 174 | #851 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,188 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,857 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,388 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,503 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,417 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,736 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,146 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,250 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,377 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lyndsey reached #6,049 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #343 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lyndsey
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.