The first name Lyndsey
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Spelling variant. A less common spelling of Lindsay or Lindsey.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Lyndsey last appeared in the official list in 2013, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 50 births (#517).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lyndsey with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lyndsey at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 14 girls born in the United States were named Lyndsey, the 7,723rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1990, when 687 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Lyndsey
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lyndsey MarshalBritish actress, born 1978
- Lyndsey ScottAmerican model, iOS mobile app software developer, and actress, born 1984
- Lyndsey GunnulfsenAmerican musician, born 1994
- Lyndsey FryAmerican ice hockey player, born 1992
Questions
- What does the name Lyndsey mean?
- Spelling variant. A less common spelling of Lindsay or Lindsey.
- How popular is the name Lyndsey?
- In 2013, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Lyndsey, ranking 5,742nd. Its peak was 1996, with 50 births.
- Is Lyndsey a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 14,420 US babies named Lyndsey since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lyndsey most popular?
- 1990 in the United States, when 687 babies were named Lyndsey, its highest rank at 384th.
- What are other spellings of Lyndsey?
- Lindsay and Lindsey.