Lindley

Popularity Trends

The name Lindley is the #6,146 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,600 recorded births since 1895. This represents the 20.6% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 20.6% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,744 (17.0% percentile) for all time with 972 births since 1943. For boys, it ranks #3,958 (13.6% percentile) for all time with 628 births since 1895.

Lindley first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1895 (1895 for boys and 1943 for girls). Birth data for Lindley is available in 106 out of the 129 years between 1895 and 2023 (63 years for boys and 58 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Lindley has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (60.8% of all recorded births). In 2023, 100.0% of babies named Lindley were girls. Interestingly, until around 1976, the name was more popular for boys (90.5% boys from 1895 to 1975), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (97.7% girls from 1976 to 2023).

For girls, Lindley reached its peak popularity in 1988, achieving the 10.7% percentile (ranked #722) with 47 births per million. The name was most common in 1988, with 47 births per million (ranked 10.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2017, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Lindley ranks #937 for girls (1.1% percentile) with 9 births per million, which is 18.1% of its peak share of births.

For boys, Lindley reached its peak popularity in 1920, achieving the 2.2% percentile (ranked #523) with 15 births per million. The name was most common in 1895, with 47 births per million (ranked 0.4% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 1989.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Lindley".

1895 2023 18952023

Key Statistics

Total Births

972

Peak Births

Peak Year

1988

First Recorded

1943

Peak Percentile

10.7%

Current Percentile

1.1%

Peak Rank

#722

Current Rank

#937

Female statistics

Total Births

628

Peak Births

Peak Year

1920

First Recorded

1895

Peak Percentile

2.2%

Current Percentile

—

Peak Rank

#523

Current Rank

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Male statistics

Names That Sound Similar

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Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Lindley", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Lindley.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Lindley's popularity from 1893 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Lindley at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Lindley range from Guthrie at 57.8% correlation to Piffany at 44.9% correlation, with an average correlation level of 47.1%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Armin with 3.2K births (100% boys) and the least popular is Nathanie with 9 births (100% boys).

Lindley's share of births peaked at 47.4 births per million in 1895 (47.3 for girls in 1988 and 47.4 for boys in 1920). It reached its lowest point of 2.7 births per million (6% of peak) in 1957. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Lindley had 8.6 births per million, 18% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Guthrie

855

57.77% (moderate)

Eligh

1,002

48.74% (moderate)

Armin

3,165

47.34% (moderate)

Fillmore

239

46.68% (moderate)

Nathanie

46.52% (moderate)

Elisaul

46.38% (moderate)

Cola

340

45.91% (moderate)

Neiva

124

45.59% (moderate)

Minesh

45.23% (moderate)

Jakeshia

45.17% (moderate)

Stclair

246

45.06% (moderate)

Piffany

44.87% (moderate)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Lindley

Our model found one way to pronounce the name Lindley. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 100.0% confident that Lindley is pronounced as LIHND-lee, which has 2 syllables.

LIHND-lee

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LIHND-lee (2 syllables)

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L IH1 N D L IY0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

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