Lindy
Lindy was the 1604th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 131 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 586th with 310 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,227 places. More babies were named Lindy in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,604 girls, up 828 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 131girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1979310 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,672babies recorded
Lindy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,604 | — | 131 | — |
| 2020 | #2,432 | — | 72 | — |
| 2010 | #3,392 | — | 48 | — |
| 2000 | #2,166 | #8,757 | 74 | 7 |
| 1990 | #1,255 | — | 131 | — |
| 1980 | #682 | #5,286 | 254 | 7 |
| 1970 | #1,578 | #2,460 | 61 | 15 |
| 1960 | #952 | #1,262 | 126 | 39 |
| 1950 | #953 | #1,080 | 89 | 43 |
| 1940 | #1,934 | #1,662 | 18 | 18 |
| 1930 | #4,320 | #813 | 6 | 64 |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Lindy, counting every spelling?
Lindy is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #886 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,604 for Lindy on its own. Together these spellings went to 288 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindy | 131 | #1,604 | 512 |
| Lyndi | 44 | #3,499 | 201 |
| Lyndy | 27 | #4,943 | 140 |
| Lyndie | 30 | #4,620 | 121 |
| Lyndee | 25 | #5,175 | 117 |
| Lindie | 11 | #9,220 | 44 |
| Lindi | 6 | #14,214 | 39 |
| Lindee | 6 | #14,213 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lindy?
131 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lindy (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lindy 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 64 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lindy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lindy?
About 8,000 people born in the US named Lindy are alive today, with a median age of 44; half are between 27 and 57. That makes Lindy mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Lindy by state
How common Lindy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (4.3×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lindy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lindy, they share its era and feel.
Lindy is also a nickname for Linda.
Questions about the name Lindy
How popular is the name Lindy?
Lindy was the 1604th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 131 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 586th with 310 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,227 places. More babies were named Lindy in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Lindy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lindy in the US.
Where is Lindy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lindy was most common in Minnesota (0.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Kansas.