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Lindsay

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Lindsay: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Dutch pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Marcel Coenders. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2018

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2018, ranging from #506 to #5742.199620002004200820132018#506#5742
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#506
1997#604
1998#801
1999#864
2000#1313
2001#1238
2002#2301
2003#1552
2004#1617
2005#1406
2006#2320
2007#2627
2008#2292
2009#2759
2010#2589
2012#4171
2013#5742
2014#5691
2015#4736
2016#4096
2018#3518

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 24 of the 32 years from 1973 to 2004.

In 2004: #677 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1617 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1952–2018 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #66 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1954–1963

    Highest recorded position: #58 among boys in New Zealand, in 1957 (recorded 1954–1963).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2018

    Most recently recorded at #3518 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2018. Highest recorded position: #58 in New Zealand in 1957.

Lindsay's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2018England and Walesfemale#35186HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#40965HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#47364HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#56913HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#57423HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#41715HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#25899HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#27598HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#229210HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#26278HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#23209HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#140616HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#161713HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#155213HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#23017HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#123816HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#131314HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#86425HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#80128HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#60442HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#50652HighVerified
1960New South Wales, Australiamale#8873InsufficientNot yet available
1958New South Wales, Australiamale#9862InsufficientNot yet available
1957New South Wales, Australiamale#8185InsufficientNot yet available
1956New South Wales, Australiamale#9166InsufficientNot yet available
1955New South Wales, Australiamale#7481InsufficientNot yet available
1954New South Wales, Australiamale#63110InsufficientNot yet available
1953New South Wales, Australiamale#64109InsufficientNot yet available
1952New South Wales, Australiamale#66111InsufficientNot yet available
1963New Zealandmale#9168HighVerified
1962New Zealandmale#8873HighVerified
1961New Zealandmale#8478HighVerified
1960New Zealandmale#8970HighVerified
1959New Zealandmale#8377HighVerified
1958New Zealandmale#7984HighVerified
1957New Zealandmale#58124HighVerified
1956New Zealandmale#7093HighVerified
1955New Zealandmale#63108HighVerified
1954New Zealandmale#62108HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#2048HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#6773HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#27312HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#3746HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#3209HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#3637HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#26313HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#3368HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#19222HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#21419HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#20023HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#20521HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#30610HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#17334HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#18728HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#21624HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#29912HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#23919HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#4205HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#3488HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#23518HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#3606HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#5033HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#4494HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Lindsay is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Lindsay, between 1952 and 2018, in 55 of those 67 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1952New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1953New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1954New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1955New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1956New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1957New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1958New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1960New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1954New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 1954New Zealand: recorded in 1955New Zealand: recorded in 1956New Zealand: recorded in 1957New Zealand: recorded in 1958New Zealand: recorded in 1959New Zealand: recorded in 1960New Zealand: recorded in 1961New Zealand: recorded in 1962New Zealand: recorded in 1963New Zealand: highest position in 1957Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1975Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1985Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1986Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1987Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1984England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: highest position in 199719522018
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New South Wales, Australia1952–19608#63 in 1954
New Zealand1954–196310#58 in 1957
Republic of Ireland1973–200424#173 in 1984
England and Wales1996–201821#506 in 1996
Northern Ireland19971#204 in 1997

Its high point came 43 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1954) than in Northern Ireland (1997).

No registrar recorded it for 9 years after 1963; it appears again in 1973.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Lindsay

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
5 official registrars, 1952–2018.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2018. Highest recorded position: #58 in New Zealand in 1957. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.