Linen vs Lindsay

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

Name A

Linen

Girl name

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Name B

Lindsay

Girl name · Rank #1984

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Metric Linen Lindsay
Current Rank Unranked #1984
Total Births (all years) 22 130,365
Peak Year 2022 1983
Peak Year Births 6 8,622
Peak Decade 2020ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 2013 1916

Births by Decade

Decade Linen Lindsay
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 19
1930ss — 34
1940ss — 327
1950ss — 948
1960ss — 583
1970ss — 12,358
1980ss — 68,491
1990ss — 31,382
2000ss — 12,262
2010ss 5 3,290
2020ss 17 665

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Linen Lindsay
2014 — 433
2015 — 328
2016 — 259
2017 — 217
2018 — 174
2019 — 144
2020 — 124
2021 — 148
2022 6 117
2023 6 93
2024 — 99
2025 5 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, 2013–2025.

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