Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Lyndsay

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Lincolns marsh; island of linden trees

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lyndsay

Pronunciation

l(y)-nd-say, lyn-dsay

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1982 (rank #501, 403 births); most recent 2022 (rank #9670, 10 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
202210
2021–
20208
20196
2018–
201713
201611

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 #1434, 12 births); most recent 2008 (rank #4516, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
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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

  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #2089, 15 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5176, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20233
20223
20213
20206
2019–
20184
20174
20167
20159
20143

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 #242, 16 births); most recent 1993 (rank #356, 7 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
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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

  • Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #84, 89 births); most recent 2005 (rank #687, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
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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 #358, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
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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)

  • Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #262, 12 births); most recent 1993 (rank #450, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
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2022–
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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