Given name & surname
Lyndsey
Lyndsey is a variant of Lindsay. One English interpretation is “from the island of linden trees; from Lincoln's wetland.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lyndsey 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
Lyndsey 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 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lyndsey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,420
- 32 boys · 14,388 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 687 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,723 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,723 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 49.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 687 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,474 as a first name in 2020; 155 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.
Lyndsey’s family of names
In English usage, Lyndsey has a related form in Lindsey. Lyndsey has a related form in Lindsay. In English usage, Lyndsey has a related form in Lindsay.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lyndsey
- Lyndsey MarshalBritish actressborn 1978
- Lyndsey ScottAmerican model, iOS mobile app software developer, and actressborn 1984
- Lynn GunnAmerican musicianborn 1994
- Lyndsey FryAmerican ice hockey playerborn 1992
- Lyndsey PattersonAmerican soccer playerborn 1982
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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