Given name & surname
Lindsy
Lindsy is a variant of Lindsay. One English interpretation is “from the island of linden trees; from Lincoln's wetland.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lindsy is a variant of Lindsay. One English interpretation is “from the island of linden trees; from Lincoln's wetland.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lindsy is a variant of Lindsay. An origin associated with Lindsay is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lindsy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,158
- 5 boys · 2,153 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 129 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −64%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 129 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,281 as a first name in 2020; 173 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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