Lindey vs Lindsay

Side-by-side comparison of Lindey and Lindsay — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Lindey

Girl name

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Name B

Lindsay

Girl name · Rank #1984

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Metric Lindey Lindsay
Current Rank Unranked #1984
Total Births (all years) 209 130,365
Peak Year 1989 1983
Peak Year Births 15 8,622
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1977 1916

Births by Decade

Decade Lindey Lindsay
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 19
1930ss — 34
1940ss — 327
1950ss — 948
1960ss — 583
1970ss 10 12,358
1980ss 85 68,491
1990ss 64 31,382
2000ss 43 12,262
2010ss 7 3,290
2020ss — 665

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lindey Lindsay
2014 — 433
2015 — 328
2016 — 259
2017 — 217
2018 — 174
2019 — 144
2020 — 124
2021 — 148
2022 — 117
2023 — 93
2024 — 99
2025 — 84

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1977–2010.

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