Lindsay Forename

4,292nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 245,201 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Lindsay Forename User-submission:

Lindsay is a unisex name, which means 'island of the linden trees'. It can also be spelled Lindsey, Lyndsay or Lyndsay.

Lindsay Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
128,4171:2,823489
Canada
100%
28,2961:1,171268
England
 
87%
27,5411:2,019336
Australia-14,3921:949204
New Zealand-13,8011:32956
Scotland
 
73%
5,8621:913182
South Africa
 
66%
5,7921:9,4151,634
Mauritius-2,5221:51540
Belgium
100%
1,8971:6,057834
Netherlands
53%
 
1,3081:12,9221,427
France
 
99%
1,1791:56,3791,623
Brazil
66%
 
1,1631:184,2108,455
Wales
 
75%
1,0101:3,064460
Philippines
 
96%
9571:110,7735,998
Costa Rica
100%
7561:6,307718
Chile
 
92%
5861:30,0461,352
Thailand
 
88%
5481:127,8579,892
Peru
 
98%
4671:68,0762,933
Saudi Arabia-4661:66,1217,124
Papua New Guinea
93%
 
4241:19,2271,912
Jamaica-3551:8,1221,013
Ghana
100%
3371:80,0783,677
Zimbabwe
 
79%
3301:46,7394,135
Venezuela
99%
 
3081:98,0584,507
Northern Ireland
 
58%
2971:6,206633
Malawi
100%
2961:57,8123,676
Mexico
 
99%
2961:419,4075,133
Sri Lanka-2861:72,7246,418
Gabon
100%
2811:6,7021,252
Kenya-2701:171,5087,384
China-2601:5,254,06155,882
Ireland
81%
 
2541:18,282959
Dominican Republic-2351:44,3883,115
Colombia
100%
1991:240,0955,189
Poland
100%
1881:202,2723,614
Guatemala
100%
1681:95,8842,163
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
1601:8,5091,306
Vanuatu-1591:1,646442
Haiti
100%
1451:73,9794,517
Morocco-1361:252,5646,008
Germany
 
63%
1331:726,9016,545
Honduras
100%
1321:66,7992,634
Qatar
 
78%
1281:18,5132,768
Suriname-1151:4,8071,027
Spain
100%
1091:426,8805,869
Malaysia
 
72%
951:320,52616,048
India
50%
 
871:13,964,115373,785
Barbados-851:3,409629
Malta-851:5,051678
Guyana
84%
 
761:10,0431,503
Japan-741:1,729,54118,638
New Caledonia
100%
741:3,651572
Switzerland
 
52%
711:115,6833,433
Nigeria
52%
 
691:2,573,39747,350
Portugal-651:160,1673,695
Bahamas-611:6,547958
Panama
100%
611:64,0423,824
Namibia-601:40,0702,728
Jersey
100%
591:1,695338
Kuwait-571:66,4085,422
Singapore
100%
551:114,3107,597
Belize
100%
491:7,2311,252
Sweden
 
74%
491:201,1826,996
Guernsey-471:1,347252
Norway
100%
441:116,6443,576
Zambia-441:360,3369,638
Liberia
50%
 
411:107,6114,570
Nicaragua
100%
411:146,7894,309
South Korea-411:135,2306,077
DR Congo
100%
341:2,171,40051,388
French Polynesia-321:8,6841,174
Hong Kong-321:242,2733,429
Indonesia-271:9,554,210309,150
Uganda
 
79%
271:1,516,92322,266
Seychelles
100%
261:3,564725
Angola-251:1,078,6642,481
Denmark-241:235,3964,909
El Salvador-241:264,2413,275
Solomon Islands
100%
231:25,2591,921
Ecuador-221:805,7696,913
Italy
 
97%
201:3,053,10418,341
Bolivia
100%
191:557,9692,919
Bermuda-171:3,813661
Russia
100%
171:8,484,33634,226
Botswana-161:136,52810,720
Cayman Islands-151:4,087758
Saint Lucia
64%
 
121:14,8181,739
Taiwan
100%
121:1,980,80751,381
Turks and Caicos Islands-121:2,892588
American Samoa-111:5,077963
Paraguay
100%
111:657,8915,571
United Arab Emirates-111:650,18120,553
Guam-101:16,0651,791
Vietnam-101:9,262,3114,040
Egypt-91:10,211,21621,716
Israel
100%
91:933,65813,501
Ivory Coast
100%
91:2,563,99353,027
Laos-91:731,873503
Pakistan
100%
91:21,595,298106,286
Swaziland-91:144,4641,815
Uruguay-91:380,8495,148
Aruba-81:12,9721,901
Cameroon
100%
81:2,701,31352,296
United States Virgin Islands-81:13,7181,590
Saint Kitts and Nevis-71:7,8371,103
Antigua and Barbuda-61:16,5662,341
Argentina
 
67%
61:7,128,87415,663
Austria
80%
 
61:1,419,0348,656
Czechia
100%
61:1,776,0274,577
Estonia-61:219,2306,245
Northern Mariana Islands-61:9,1111,173
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 
60%
61:18,5972,290
Afghanistan-51:6,524,70331,933
Belarus
100%
51:1,896,4778,406
Cyprus-51:174,2153,223
Finland
71%
 
51:1,096,6379,775
Grenada
67%
 
51:21,6252,009
Marshall Islands
100%
51:10,2461,467
Tanzania
100%
51:10,557,66441,958
Anguilla
100%
41:3,314681
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Bangladesh-41:39,865,34224,379
Cambodia-41:4,068,33235,322
Fiji-41:223,0942,508
Rwanda-41:2,842,8582,668
Benin-31:3,525,28151,145
Cook Islands-31:6,051772
Hungary
100%
31:3,263,9244,413
Iceland-31:122,0064,203
Lebanon
100%
31:1,875,85711,580
Albania
100%
21:1,523,28533,816
Bulgaria-21:3,495,19519,668
Macau-21:304,1041,640
Oman-21:2,054,3348,531
Puerto Rico-21:1,775,1506,781
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-21:2,914288
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
21:95,9983,765
Turkey
100%
21:38,900,85464,839
Yemen-21:13,148,37610,677
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Burkina Faso-11:18,379,469100,219
Cape Verde
100%
11:529,1516,361
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608
Falkland Islands-11:3,142392
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Isle of Man
100%
11:85,023723
Jordan
100%
11:8,826,77411,126
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Montenegro-11:634,5764,914
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Norfolk Island-11:2,324291
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056

The alternate forms: Líndsay (1) are calculated separately.

Lindsay (99,394) may also be a surname.

Lindsay Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lindsay is a unisex name, which means 'island of the linden trees'. It can also be spelled Lindsey, Lyndsay or Lyndsay.

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Lindsay Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

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Linzay77145/
Lindzy7791/
Lindcy7751/
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Lintsey719/
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Lindser716/
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Lint'sa715/
Linchay714/
Limdsey714/
Lindset714/
Lindcia714/
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Linzhay712/
Lynzsay712/
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Lyndsia711/
Líndsey711/
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Lincy6718,133/
Linzy671,162/
Linca67505/
Linza67340/
Lynndsey6718/
Lindssei673/
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Lindiaci672/
Lyndshey671/
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Lindsay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lindsay in the Russian language
Линдсайlindsaj-

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