Girls' name · since 1916
Lindsay
130,365 babies named Lindsay in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,197 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 130,365
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lindsay is the #2197 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 130,365 recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Lindsay recorded 130,365 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #2197 nationally today, ahead of 87% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #311 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,197 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 130,365 born since 1916
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lindsay ranks #311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,197 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 130,365 born since 1916, peaking in the 1980s.
- #311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,197 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 130,365
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lindsay's 130,365 recorded births place it above 99.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lindsay compares
130,365 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Lindsay's all-time total is 347x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lindsay | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 130,365 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8,622 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lindsay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lindsay splits its recorded history at 1979: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 8,622 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lindsay popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 8,622
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Lindsay popularity over time - boys
5,136 total births recorded since 1880 (Lindsay as boys' name)
Lindsay by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (68,491 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Lindsay's strongest decade.
68,491 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Lindsay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 19
1920s
19 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 327
1940s
327 births
- 1950s 948
1950s
948 births
- 1960s 583
1960s
583 births
- 1970s 12,358
1970s
12,358 births
- 1980s
1980s
68,491 births
- 1990s
1990s
31,382 births
- 2000s 12,262
2000s
12,262 births
- 2010s 3,290
2010s
3,290 births
- 2020s 665
2020s
665 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 68,491 births (53% of all-time use).
How Lindsay 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 Lindsay's total volume
Lindsay by state
Where Lindsay concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12,443 | 9.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 8,549 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 7,570 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 7,191 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 7,041 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5,898 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5,755 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 4,683 | 3.6% |
12,443 of 130,365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Lindsay appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lindsay's data
- Lindsay's decade-level peak was the 1980s (68,491 total births); usage has since declined to 665 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lindsays (12,443 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Lindsay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Lindsay 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.