Given name & surname
Lindey
“one who is soft and beauti-”·“from the linden tree hill”
Lindey is a variant of Linda. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is soft and beauti-.” Its derivation is not certain. Lindey is a variant of Lindberg. One German interpretation is “from the linden tree hill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lindey is a variant of Linda. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is soft and beauti-.” Its derivation is not certain. Lindey is a variant of Lindberg. One German interpretation is “from the linden tree hill.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lindey is a variant of Linda. A possible origin is Spanish, although the derivation remains uncertain. Lindey is a variant of Lindberg. An origin associated with Lindberg is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Lindey is a variant of Linda. The history of Linda gives this family its wider story. Linda was in use during the 19th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lindey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 209
- 0 boys · 209 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 363 as a first name in 2020; 218 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lindey’s family of names
Lindey has a related form in Linda. Lindey has a related form in Lindberg.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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