Lyndsay
Lyndsay is a first name in many English-speaking countries, particularly Scotland.
Meaning & Origin of Lyndsay
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lyndsay is a first name in many English-speaking countries, particularly Scotland.
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The Story of Lyndsay
Lyndsay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 403 Lyndsays were born — ranking #502 that year. As of 2026, Lyndsay ranks #9,670 for baby girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7K Lyndsays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lyndsay
Lyndsay is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Lyndsay's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #502. Use the chart and map above to compare Lyndsay'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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