Girls' name · since 1981
Lindzey
264 babies named Lindzey in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 264
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lindzey sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 264 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Lindzey recorded 264 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2014.
- #17,073 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 264 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lindzey ranks #17,073 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 264 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 264
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lindzey's 264 recorded births place it above 76.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lindzey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lindzey's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lindzey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2014
- Peak year (1990)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Lindzey by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (98 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Lindzey's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Lindzey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 98 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Lindzey's decade-level peak was the 1990s (98 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lindzey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1981–2014 (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 Lindzey 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.