Lyndsey
Lyndsey was the 7723rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 343rd; the most babies were born in 1990 (687). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,039 places. More babies were named Lyndsey in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lindsey) island of Lincoln (place name) · English, Celtic, Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #7,723 girls, down 2,306 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1990687 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,420babies recorded
What does the name Lyndsey mean?
Lyndsey is a spelling of Lindsey, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lindsey's meaning and origin.
Lindsey comes from the district of Lindsey in Lincolnshire, Old English Lindesege, from a Brittonic word for 'pool, lake' (as in Lincoln) and Old English ēg 'island', as Wiktionary notes. It became a Scottish surname (Lindsay), borne by the Earls of Crawford, and then a given name, first for boys and later, especially in the 1980s, mostly for girls in the US.
*lindos (Proto-Celtic, “lake, pool”)ēg (Old English, “island”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Lindsay, Linsey, Lyndsey.
See also: English names, names that mean water, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lindsey', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Lyndsey popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 32 since 1981.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,723 | 14 |
| 2020 | #5,417 | 23 |
| 2010 | #1,891 | 107 |
| 2000 | #639 | 392 |
| 1990 | #384 | 687 |
| 1980 | #668 | 264 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lyndsey, counting every spelling?
Lyndsey is a spelling of Lindsey, a name family that ranked #943 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,723 for Lyndsey on its own. Together these spellings went to 259 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsey | 161 | #1,369 | 896 |
| Lindsay | 84 | #2,208 | 541 |
| Lyndsey | 14 | #7,723 | 91 |
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 Lyndsey?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lyndsey (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lyndsey 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lyndsey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lyndsey?
About 14,000 people born in the US named Lyndsey are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 28 and 41. That makes Lyndsey 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.
Lyndsey by state
How common Lyndsey was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Lyndsey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lyndsey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lyndsey
What does Lyndsey mean?
Lyndsey is a spelling of Lindsey, which means “island of Lincoln (place name)” (English, Celtic, Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Lyndsey?
Lyndsey was the 7723rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 343rd; the most babies were born in 1990 (687). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,039 places. More babies were named Lyndsey in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Lyndsey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lyndsey in the US.
Where is Lyndsey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lyndsey was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.