Lyndsay
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- LIN-zee
- Origin
- English
Lyndsay is a girls' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lyndsay mean?
English: spelling of Lindsay, from a district of Lincolnshire
A spelling of Lindsay, a Scottish clan surname usually traced to Lindsey, a district of Lincolnshire.
Is Lyndsay a girl's or a boy's name?
Lyndsay is a girls' name.
How popular is Lyndsay in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 32 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lyndsay in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2002. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Lyndsay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 2 | #6,929 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,493 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 26 | #918 |
| 1996 | 32 | #778 |
How popular is Lyndsay in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 403 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the girls named Lyndsay in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lyndsay in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 27 | #5,112 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6,145 |
| 2010 | 31 | #4,607 |
| 2009 | 42 | #3,736 |
| 2008 | 44 | #3,644 |
| 2007 | 58 | #3,023 |
| 2006 | 62 | #2,815 |
| 2005 | 86 | #2,139 |
| 2004 | 83 | #2,152 |
| 2003 | 75 | #2,257 |
| 2002 | 72 | #2,260 |
| 2001 | 92 | #1,883 |
| 2000 | 128 | #1,429 |
| 1999 | 118 | #1,459 |
| 1998 | 125 | #1,371 |
| 1997 | 145 | #1,230 |
| 1996 | 136 | #1,273 |
| 1995 | 163 | #1,087 |
| 1994 | 204 | #925 |
| 1993 | 212 | #907 |
| 1992 | 265 | #775 |
| 1991 | 261 | #782 |
| 1990 | 294 | #712 |
| 1989 | 306 | #663 |
| 1988 | 333 | #600 |
| 1987 | 337 | #585 |
| 1986 | 349 | #567 |
| 1985 | 392 | #514 |
| 1984 | 362 | #532 |
| 1983 | 393 | #495 |
| 1982 | 403 | #502 |
| 1981 | 275 | #644 |
| 1980 | 208 | #790 |
| 1979 | 162 | #912 |
| 1978 | 119 | #1,096 |
| 1977 | 121 | #1,075 |
| 1976 | 90 | #1,244 |
| 1975 | 24 | #2,969 |
| 1974 | 11 | #5,010 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
Names like Lyndsay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Lyndsay
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lyndsay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lyndsay, updated 20 October 2026.