Unisex name · since 1943
Lindley
1,000 babies named Lindley in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,958 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,000
- born since 1943
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lindley is the #7958 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,000 recorded since 1943.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lindley has been recorded 1,000 times among girls since 1943, currently ranked #7958 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2025.
- #7,509 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,958 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,000 born since 1943
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lindley ranks #7,509 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,958 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,000 born since 1943, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,509 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,958 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,000
- born since 1943
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lindley's 1,000 recorded births place it above 89.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lindley compares
1,000 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lindley's all-time total is 166% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lindley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,000 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 91 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lindley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lindley's full recorded timeline at 1996, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 91 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lindley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Lindley popularity over time - boys
628 total births recorded since 1895 (Lindley as boys' name)
Lindley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (283 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Lindley's strongest decade.
283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Lindley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 35
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
221 births
- 1990s 112
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
172 births
- 2010s
2010s
283 births
- 2020s 113
2020s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 283 births (28% of all-time use).
How Lindley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lindley's total volume
Lindley by state
Where Lindley concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 42 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 9 | 0.9% |
| #3 | California | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
42 of 1,000 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Lindley appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lindley's data
- Lindley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (283 total births) through the 2020s (113) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lindleys (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lindley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~82 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1943–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lindley draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.