girl's name
Lyndsey
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 17,058
Northern Ireland
#325
2002 births
Lyndsey is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1990, when 687 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1964.
Lyndsey over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 16 |
| 1970s | 637 |
| 1980s | 5,861 |
| 1990s | 4,785 |
| 2000s | 2,415 |
| 2010s | 592 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 114 |
How popular is Lyndsey?
In 2025, Lyndsey was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Lyndsey is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lyndsey
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lyndsey also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lyndsey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lyndsey
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lyndsey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lyndsey
How popular is the name Lyndsey?
In 2025, Lyndsey was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lyndsey a girl's or a boy's name?
Lyndsey is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lyndsey most popular?
Lyndsey peaked in 1990, when 687 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Lyndsey a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lyndsey currently ranks #7,746 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.