The baby name Lindy is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlɪndi/ — "LIN-dee".
The baby name Lindy is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈlɪndi/ — "LIN-dee".
Lindy is in Origin.
Lindy is an English diminutive used for multiple names, most commonly Linda, but also Belinda, Melinda, Lindsey/Lindsay, and tree-based Lyndon/Linden. Its meanings therefore layer: from Spanish and Portuguese linda “pretty, beautiful”; from Old High German/Proto-Germanic lind “soft, tender” or “linden tree”; and, via the surname Lindsay, a place‑name heritage from Lincolnshire. As a nickname it appears in records from the 19th century and soon settled as an independent given name.
Public attention surged in the late 1920s–30s with aviator Charles “Lucky Lindy” Lindbergh and the swing‑era Lindy Hop, helping the name rise in mid‑century American and British use, especially for girls, while remaining available as a unisex short form for Lyndon or Linden. Variant spellings include Lindi, Lindee, Lindie, Lyndi, Lyndy, and Lyndie; cognate or related forms are Linda and Lynda. Lindy carries a bright, buoyant feel with vintage charm.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Girls | 0 | #9 | 1 | 583 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #92 | 57 | 4,216 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #163 | 3 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #164 | 4 | 3,171 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #178 | 3,289 | 25,928 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2014 | #180 | 2 | 1,576 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #205 | 20 | 7,146 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #248 | 4 | 6,592 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| SG | 0 | #249 | 21 | 11,010 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #256 | 8 | 7,056 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #257 | 2 | 3,650 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #264 | 13 | 8,139 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #281 | 5 | 2,795 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| ZA | 0 | #302 | 146 | 14,421 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #311 | 15 | 7,401 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #314 | 11 | 6,973 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #315 | 35 | 8,829 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #333 | 19 | 8,539 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #349 | 9 | 8,483 | |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #358 | 3 | 5,969 | |
| NL | 0 | #358 | 34 | 2,481 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #368 | 23 | 13,098 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #397 | 9 | 3,185 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #482 | 105 | 18,916 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #493 | 48 | 11,671 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #496 | 10 | 7,500 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CO | 0 | #502 | 9 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #506 | 10 | 19,177 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #516 | 17 | 11,342 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #524 | 506 | 5,933 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #574 | 42 | 16,104 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #600 | 12 | 9,488 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #765 | 22 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #815 | 102 | 8,487 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #823 | 16 | 4,949 |
| United States | Boys | 2012 | #881 | 6 | 7,390 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #893 | 49 | 12,708 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #922 | 14 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #926 | 69 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #963 | 116 | 16,140 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #974 | 10 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 9 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,069 | 110 | 25,619 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,153 | 31 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,405 | 42 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,684 | 8 | 28,008 |
Lindy is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:
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