Lindley
Lindley was the 8143rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 1501st with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,337 places. More babies were named Lindley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,143 girls, down 1,921 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198891 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,628babies recorded
Lindley popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,143 | — | 13 | — |
| 2020 | #6,222 | — | 19 | — |
| 2010 | #5,346 | — | 26 | — |
| 2000 | #7,839 | — | 13 | — |
| 1990 | #5,186 | — | 18 | — |
| 1980 | #6,146 | — | 11 | — |
| 1970 | — | #4,084 | — | 7 |
| 1960 | #6,081 | #4,378 | 6 | 5 |
| 1950 | #5,751 | #2,278 | 5 | 12 |
| 1940 | — | #2,595 | — | 9 |
| 1930 | — | #3,176 | — | 8 |
| 1920 | — | #2,011 | — | 17 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Lindley, counting every spelling?
Lindley has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lindley?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lindley (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lindley born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lindley.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lindley?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Lindley are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 12 and 38. That makes Lindley mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lindley by state
How common Lindley was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Lindley
How popular is the name Lindley?
Lindley was the 8143rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 1501st with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,337 places. More babies were named Lindley in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lindley a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lindley in the US.
Where is Lindley most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lindley was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).