Lindsley — boys' name
15 babies named Lindsley in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
15 boys have been named Lindsley since 1951, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1956.
- 15
- total births
- 1951–1956
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
100% of everyone ever named Lindsley was born in this single decade.
5 babies were named Lindsley in 1951 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lindsley
The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Lindsley between 1951 and 1956, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lindsley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Lindsley is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1979.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lindsley performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lindsley 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 15 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.
Lindsley at a glance
Last recorded 1956Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Lindsley popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1951
- Peak year (1951)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1956.
15 total births across 6 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1951 with 5 births in a single year.
Lindsley popularity over time — girls
15 total births recorded since 1979 (Lindsley as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Lindsley accounts for 50% of total recorded use across both genders.
Lindsley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 15 births that decade — 100% of Lindsley's all-time total
Lindsley decade highlights
- Peak decade 15 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Lindsley's strongest decade
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 100% of all-time use.
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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, 1951–1956 (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.