Lindsay

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A few things about Lindsay you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Lindsay

Lindsay Lohan

American actress and singer (born 1986)

Choose Lindsay and your child shares a first name with Lindsay Lohan, an American actress and singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lindsay, like who?” Lindsay Lohan's Wikipedia article is available in 95 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 19,120 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lindsay, 84 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lindsay would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLindsay has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Lindsays, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1984, when it ranked #36. Today it's #2,194, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowLindsay was 19× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,009 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 19,120.
• 🍂TrendLindsay has slipped 540 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,194. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedLindsay is most popular in Massachusetts, where it ranks #873. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Lindsay means “island of Lincoln”.

About the name Lindsay

Lindsay is a girl name of Old English origin meaning “island of Lincoln”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-say”. US birth records list Lindsay for girls from 1916 to 2025, in 94 of those 110 years. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked #36 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,194, with 84 babies.

Origin:Old English names