Lindsay

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Lindsay is a given name of Scottish origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (4% of births). There have been 135,419 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 130,283 as girls and 5,136 as boys. Lindsay gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 1983 and has since declined significantly. It is the #551 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 99
2023 93
2022 117
2021 155
2020 124
2019 144
2018 174
2017 223
2016 259
2015 337
2014 441
2013 412
2012 396
2011 441
2010 492
2009 580
2008 848
2007 1,077
2006 1,256
2005 1,410
2004 1,363
2003 1,235
2002 1,241
2001 1,511
2000 1,812
1999 1,866
1998 1,947
1997 2,094
1996 2,418
1995 2,584
1994 3,116
1993 3,686
1992 4,289
1991 4,515
1990 5,079
1989 5,574
1988 6,072
1987 6,587
1986 7,013
1985 7,957
1984 8,584
1983 8,713
1982 8,344
1981 5,901
1980 4,405
1979 3,520
1978 3,170
1977 2,698
1976 2,120
1975 538
1974 249
1973 137
1972 97
1971 115
1970 123
1969 104
1968 117
1967 89
1966 115
1965 124
1964 120
1963 161
1962 178
1961 183
1960 206
1959 185
1958 170
1957 194
1956 179
1955 214
1954 171
1953 225
1952 226
1951 218
1950 213
1949 147
1948 133
1947 120
1946 87
1945 68
1944 59
1943 66
1942 50
1941 46
1940 49
1939 43
1938 52
1937 50
1936 59
1935 35
1934 42
1933 33
1932 41
1931 36
1930 40
1929 44
1928 60
1927 40
1926 43
1925 50
1924 52
1923 45
1922 39
1921 45
1920 58
1919 36
1918 38
1917 45
1916 48
1915 40
1914 38
1913 27
1912 17
1911 9
1910 12
1909 11
1908 8
1907 9
1905 9
1904 13
1903 10
1902 9
1901 5
1900 15
1899 10
1898 5
1897 7
1895 11
1894 5
1893 21
1892 5
1891 6
1890 13
1889 10
1888 8
1886 5
1885 6
1884 9
1882 9
1881 8
1880 7