Lindy
Lindy is a unisex given name and a nickname. As a female given name, it is a variant of names like Linda, Belinda, and Melinda, and the meaning of Lindy is "beautiful; pretty; sweet." As a male name, it is a variant of names such as Lindsay and Lyndon, and the meaning is "linden tree mountain; Lincoln's marsh; island of linden trees; linden tree hill."
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lindy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lindy is a unisex given name and a nickname. As a female given name, it is a variant of names like Linda, Belinda, and Melinda, and the meaning of Lindy is "beautiful; pretty; sweet." As a male name, it is a variant of names such as Lindsay and Lyndon, and the meaning is "linden tree mountain; Lincoln's marsh; island of linden trees; linden tree hill."
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Lindy
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Lindy as a girl name dates back to 1885, when 5 babies received it. 1979 was its biggest year on record, with 310 newborns named Lindy — #586 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 20% of all recorded Lindys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,846 among girl names with 109 births, rising sharply (+54% over the past five years). In total, more than 9K Lindys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Lindy as a boy name dates back to 1923, when 5 babies received it. 1927 was its biggest year on record, with 235 newborns named Lindy — #387 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Lindys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2012 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Lindys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Lindy
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lindy. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Lindy
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About the name Lindy
Lindy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Lindy's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #586. Use the chart and map above to compare Lindy'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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