Lindsay

Girl English #2083 in 2023

Lindsay is a girl name of English origin.

Meaning of Lindsay

From Lindsey in Lincolnshire, from Lindesēġe, t=Isle of Lind, the Old English name of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, in which "Lind" comes from the Common Brittonic form of the name of Lincoln and "isle" refers to Lincoln being surrounded by fenland; from llɨnn, from lindos, in reference to the Brayford +; cf. modern and Dublin.

Popularity of Lindsay

Popularity, 1880–2023

93 births in 2023

1880 2023

130,184 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1983

8,713 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.