Lindley
Lindley is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Lindley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lindley is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Lindley
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Lindley as a girl name dates back to 1943, when 5 babies received it. 1988 was its biggest year on record, with 91 newborns named Lindley — #1,491 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Lindley on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lindley ranks #6,907 for girls with 16 births, falling sharply (-16%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lindley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1895, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1920: 17 births, good for #1,966 nationwide. Lindley last appeared in the published SSA data in 1989, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 628 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lindley
Lindley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Lindley's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #1,491. Use the chart and map above to compare Lindley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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