Girls' name · since 1974
Lindsie
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 969 babies named Lindsie, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,676 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 969
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lindsie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 969 have been recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Lindsie recorded 969 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1974 to 2011.
- #7,676 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 969 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lindsie ranks #7,676 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 969 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,676 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 969
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lindsie's 969 recorded births place it above 89.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Lindsie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lindsie splits its recorded history at 1994: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 57 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lindsie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2011
- Peak year (1987)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Lindsie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (399 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Lindsie's strongest decade.
399 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Lindsie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
399 births
- 1990s
1990s
357 births
- 2000s 151
2000s
151 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 399 births (41% of all-time use).
How Lindsie 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 Lindsie's total volume
Lindsie by state
Where Lindsie concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 44 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 43 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Utah | | 18 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
44 of 969 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Lindsie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (399 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lindsies (44 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 Lindsie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1974–2011 (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 Lindsie 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.