Girls' name · since 1924
Lindsey
157,551 babies named Lindsey in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,370 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 157,551
- born since 1924
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lindsey currently ranks #1370 among girls' names in America, with 157,551 babies recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lindsey has been recorded 157,551 times among girls since 1924, currently ranked #1370 nationally and more common than 92% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #255 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,370 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 157,551 born since 1924
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lindsey ranks #255 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,370 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 157,551 born since 1924, peaking in the 1980s.
- #255 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,370 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 157,551
- born since 1924
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lindsey's 157,551 recorded births place it above 99.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lindsey compares
157,551 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
Lindsey's all-time total is 419x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lindsey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 157,551 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9,005 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lindsey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lindsey splits its recorded history at 1982: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 9,005 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lindsey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 9,005
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Lindsey popularity over time - boys
7,735 total births recorded since 1880 (Lindsey as boys' name)
Lindsey by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (71,940 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Lindsey's strongest decade.
71,940 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Lindsey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 161
1940s
161 births
- 1950s 602
1950s
602 births
- 1960s 520
1960s
520 births
- 1970s 7,734
1970s
7,734 births
- 1980s
1980s
71,940 births
- 1990s
1990s
48,975 births
- 2000s 21,644
2000s
21,644 births
- 2010s 4,823
2010s
4,823 births
- 2020s 1,140
2020s
1,140 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 71,940 births (46% of all-time use).
How Lindsey 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 Lindsey's total volume
Lindsey by state
Where Lindsey concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12,785 | 8.1% |
| #2 | California | | 12,771 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 7,993 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6,735 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6,586 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 6,362 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 6,036 | 3.8% |
| #8 | New York | | 5,902 | 3.7% |
12,785 of 157,551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Lindsey appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lindsey's data
- Lindsey's decade-level peak was the 1980s (71,940 total births); usage has since declined to 1,140 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lindseys (12,785 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 Lindsey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Lindsey 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.