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Lyndsay

Girl

Origin of the name

Lyndsay is a form of Lindsay, a Scottish surname.

Short-lived name

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Lyndsay peaked in 1982, when 1 baby in 8,704 was given the name. The trend faded fast: today's pace is 99% below the peak. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published. 50% of all babies named Lyndsay since 1880 were born in the 1980s.
6,716births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 502rank at its peak, in 1982

Where babies named Lyndsay are born

1982

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The darker the blue, the more common Lyndsay is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Lyndsay is most common in Indiana (2.3 times), Michigan (2.1) and Ohio (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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