Recorded 1988–2001 Girls' name Peak 1997 70 births

Lindsea — girls' name

70 babies named Lindsea in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

70 girls have been named Lindsea since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

70
total births
1988–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
83%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Lindsea was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lindsea in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lindsea

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Lindsea between 1988 and 2001, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lindsea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lindsea performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lindsea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lindsea in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 70 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lindsea at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

70

Since 1988

14 years of records

Peak year

1997

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1988

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2001

Lindsea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1988

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1997)
10
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 2001199919981997199519941993199119901988 5

Lindsea by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
58 births that decade — 83% of Lindsea's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lindsea?
70 babies have been named Lindsea since 1988. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1997 with 10 births.
When was Lindsea most popular?
Lindsea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Lindsea been used?
Lindsea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 14 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Lindsea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Linda, Lindsey, Lindsay, Lina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.