Lindsey
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning linden tree island; variant of Lindsey.
How Lindsey has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #611 |
| 2016 | #779 |
| 2017 | #870 |
| 2018 | #840 |
| 2019 | #955 |
Lindsey by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Lindsey. In the US, 316 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 9,008 babies in 1984, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lindsey. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lindsayfrom the linden tree island220 in the US (2017)
- Lyndseylincoln's island; variant spelling of lindsey42 in the US (2017)
- Lindleylinden tree clearing31 in the US (2017)
- Linseylinden tree island; a form of Lindsey16 in the US (2017)
- Lindsysoft linden tree; a form of Lindsey12 in the US (2017)
- Linleylinden tree clearing or meadow76 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean an island
Like Lindsey, each of these has an island in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evelynnisland; a variant spelling of Evelyn938 in the US (2017)
- Skyesky; the Isle of Skye214 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kelseyisland of the ship; a place name799 in the US (2017)
- Whitneywhite island; from a place name336 in the US (2017)
- Irelandthe island nation; place name used as given name196 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a tree
Like Lindsey, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Lindsey
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