Lindy

Meaning: Soft, tender; popularly linked to beautiful
Origin: Variant of Linda · The later beautiful interpretation comes through Spanish (from Germanic)

Girl's name · #1604 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

Popularity over time

Lindy reached its best rank, #586, in 1979 and ranked #1604 in 2025. Roughly 8,900 girls have been named Lindy since 1885.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#845 in Netherlands (2025) · #2,881 in France (2025) · #3,808 in Canada (2024).

Among 86 notable people named Lindy:

Sports figures appear 1.71× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lindy Cochran, American alpine skier.

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