Recorded 1982–1989 Girls' name Peak 1985 19 births

Linsdey — girls' name

19 babies named Linsdey in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s19

The verdict

19 girls have been named Linsdey since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.

19
total births
1982–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Linsdey was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

7 babies were named Linsdey in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Linsdey

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Linsdey between 1982 and 1989, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Linsdey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Linsdey performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Linsdey 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 19 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.

Linsdey at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

19

Since 1982

8 years of records

Peak year

1985

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1982

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1989

Linsdey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1982

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1985)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198919851982 5

Linsdey by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
19 births that decade — 100% of Linsdey's all-time total
1980s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Linsdey?
19 babies have been named Linsdey since 1982. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1985 with 7 births.
When was Linsdey most popular?
Linsdey was most popular in the 1980s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Linsdey been used?
Linsdey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 8 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Linsdey?
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.

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, 1982–1989 (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.