Baby name
FADING
🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Lindsay
/LIN · zee/
Meaning
“Lincoln”
Scottish surname from the place Lindsey in Lincolnshire, meaning 'Lincoln's wetland'; used for both sexes, though now predominantly feminine in English-speaking countries.
Nicknames
lin
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Peaked in the 1980s-90s in North America; now feels distinctly generational but not yet ready for revival.
The cultural moment.
Very common in the US and Canada from the 1970s-1990s; declining among newborns since 2000.