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How popular is the name Lindy?
Births per year, rank history and how many Lindies are alive today.
Lindy (female) is a shortened form of the name Linda. Lindy itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2023; most Lindies are registered as Linda, which ranked 1892nd in 2025 with 15 babies.
Most people called Lindy are registered as Linda, and share that name's profile: the Linda you are most likely to meet is around 72 years old. Half of all Lindas born in England and Wales are between 65 and 75, and there are at least 170,000 of them alive today. Only some Lindas go by Lindy.
How many babies are named Lindy or Linda each year?
Combined registrations of Linda, Lynda, Lindy. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Linda rank as a registered name?
Where does Lindy rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Lindy short for Linda?
Yes - Lindy is a shortened form of Linda. Lindies are usually registered as Linda at birth.
When was the name Lindy most popular?
The full name Linda peaked in 1954, when around 12,400 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Lindy itself peaked as a registered name in 2020, with 5 babies.
How many people are called Lindy?
There's no official count of people who go by Lindy, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 170,000 people registered as Linda born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Lindy.
How old is the typical Lindy?
Most people called Lindy are registered as Linda. Most living Lindas are between 65 and 75; the most common age is about 72.
Is Lindy becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1954 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.