babyNamedLindsay
“English place name, island of Lincoln”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Anglo-Saxon origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,026th
- births in 2023–2025
- 115
- babies born in France
- 1 in 15,873
- −14.4% a year recently
- Falling sharply
- peak year
- 2008
Meaning and origin of Lindsay
Lindsay is thought to mean “English place name, island of Lincoln” and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Lindsay in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2008.
- Over recent years, Lindsay has been falling sharply (−14.4% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Lindsay every 70 schools, all spellings combined.
Lindsay in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
276 babies in 3 years1 girl in 17,507−8.4% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,947th girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 25,750
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Lyndsay5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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