Gender
Origin
- English
- From the island of the lime tree
Island of linden trees - Scottish
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lindsay
Pronunciation
l(i)-nd-say, lin-dsay
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Billy Crystal
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1960 (rank #633, 152 births); most recent 2021 (rank #9707, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #36, 8,620 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2194, 84 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 84 |
| 2024 | – | 99 |
| 2023 | – | 93 |
| 2022 | – | 117 |
| 2021 | 7 | 148 |
| 2020 | – | 124 |
| 2019 | – | 144 |
| 2018 | – | 174 |
| 2017 | 6 | 217 |
| 2016 | – | 259 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #506, 52 births); most recent 2018 (rank #3517, 6 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #2220, 10 births)
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #171, 386 births); most recent 2023 (rank #766, 53 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 53 |
| 2022 | – | 61 |
| 2021 | – | 71 |
| 2020 | – | 82 |
| 2019 | – | 89 |
| 2018 | – | 111 |
| 2017 | – | 131 |
| 2016 | – | 145 |
| 2015 | – | 184 |
| 2014 | – | 201 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #173, 34 births); most recent 2004 (rank #677, 3 births)
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| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
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| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #113, 26 births); most recent 1998 (rank #358, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #42, 196 births); most recent 2008 (rank #793, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #204, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
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| 2021 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1960 (rank #187, 15 births); most recent 1986 (rank #325, 6 births)
- Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #10, 242 births); most recent 2019 (rank #664, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | 5 |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | 6 |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence