Is Lindley a boy or girl name?

Lindley is a unisex name. Of the 1,628 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 61.4% were girls and 38.6% were boys.

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Lindley

Recorded 1895–2025 · United States

Lindley was most popular in 1988, when 91 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,449 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,628 people named Lindley.

Lindley over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lindley’s peak in 1988. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lindley a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lindley is a unisex name — 61.4% of the 1,628 Americans given it were girls and 38.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org