Girls' name · since 1973
Lyndsay
6,716 babies named Lyndsay in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,716
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
6,716 girls have been named Lyndsay since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lyndsay has 6,716 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2022.
- #2,125 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,716 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lyndsay ranks #2,125 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,716 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,716
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lyndsay's 6,716 recorded births place it above 97.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Lyndsay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lyndsay's full recorded timeline at 1997, 19% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 81% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 403 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lyndsay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2022
- Peak year (1982)
- 403
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Lyndsay by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (3,358 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Lyndsay's strongest decade.
3,358 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Lyndsay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 532
1970s
532 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,358 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,923 births
- 2000s 742
2000s
742 births
- 2010s 143
2010s
143 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 3,358 births (50% of all-time use).
How Lyndsay 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 Lyndsay's total volume
Lyndsay by state
Where Lyndsay concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 497 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 418 | 6.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 410 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 353 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 337 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 313 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 240 | 3.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 212 | 3.2% |
497 of 6,716 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Lyndsay appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lyndsay's data
- Lyndsay's decade-level peak was the 1980s (3,358 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lyndsays (497 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lyndsay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1973–2022 (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 Lyndsay 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.