Meaning and history
Lindsay comes from an English and Scottish surname based on the eastern English region of Lindsey, whose name combines Celtic lindos, "lake," referring to Lincoln, with Old English ieg, "island." Traditionally masculine as a given name, it became popular for girls after the 1960s in Britain and the 1970s in America, probably through its resemblance to Linda and the influence of actress Lindsay Wagner (1949-).
20062006: 1,248 births, rank #263
2007: 1,067 births, rank #316
2008: 848 births, rank #382
2009: 575 births, rank #527
2010: 492 births, rank #597
20112011: 435 births, rank #654
2012: 396 births, rank #710
2013: 412 births, rank #687
2014: 433 births, rank #660
2015: 328 births, rank #852
20162016: 259 births, rank #1,022
2017: 217 births, rank #1,141
2018: 174 births, rank #1,310
2019: 144 births, rank #1,508
2020: 124 births, rank #1,654
20212021: 148 births, rank #1,450
2022: 117 births, rank #1,763
2023: 93 births, rank #2,076
2024: 99 births, rank #1,980
20252025: 84 births, rank #2,194
Lindsay moved from #662 to #853 for girls between 2014 and 2015. Its highest annual birth count came in 1983, with 8,622 births.