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Lyndsay

girl name
Origin
Modern American
Syllables
2
Peak era
1980s/2000s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

a fashionable respelling of Lindsay, an English surname and place name meaning Lincoln's marshy island

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1980s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lyndsay peaked in the 1980s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

24 people · the #109,849 first name in Brazil · median age 14

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Lyndsay

Most people given the name Lyndsay in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Lyndsay you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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