Recorded 1975–2014 Girls' name Peak 1984 776 births

Lindsi — girls' name

776 babies named Lindsi in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s531980s3691990s2232000s1202010s11
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Lindsi was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

50 babies were named Lindsi in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lindsi

The Social Security Administration has registered 776 babies named Lindsi between 1975 and 2014, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lindsi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lindsi performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 369 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lindsi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Lindsi in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lindsi 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 776 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.

Lindsi at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

776

Since 1975

40 years of records

Peak year

1984

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1975

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2014

Lindsi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1975

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1984)
50
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Lindsi by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
369 births that decade — 48% of Lindsi's all-time total
1970s531980s3691990s2232000s1202010s11

Lindsi by state

Where Lindsi concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Lindsi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
20 2.6%
#2 Oklahoma
11 1.4%
#3 Indiana
6 0.8%
#4 California
5 0.6%
#5 Michigan
5 0.6%
#6 Ohio
5 0.6%
Texas share of Lindsi's total US births 2.6%
Even split

20 of 776 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lindsi?
776 babies have been named Lindsi since 1975. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1984 with 50 births.
When was Lindsi most popular?
Lindsi was most popular in the 1980s decade with 369 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Lindsi most popular?
The top states for the name Lindsi are Texas (20 births), Oklahoma (11 births), Indiana (6 births).
How long has the name Lindsi been used?
Lindsi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 40 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Lindsi?
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.

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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, 1975–2014 (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.