Meaning 
The name Lindsey has the following meaning: Place name - referring to an "island of linden trees". Initially used as a surname, then as a boy's name, it suddenly became popular as a girl's name in the 1980s.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Lindsey is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 131 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Lindsey fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 49 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 326 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Lindsey in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names 
Variants 
The name Lindsey is a variant of Lindsay. Other popular variants of the name Lindsay are: Lind (Nickname), Lindsaye, Lindsee, Lindseigh, Lindsey (Scottish), Lindsi, Lindzi, Lindzy, Linsay, Linsey (Scottish), Lyndsay (English), Lyndsey (English), Lynsday, Lynsey (English), Lynsie, Lynzey
Style 
We think the name Lindsey should fall under the following style category: The 70's. See other The 70's names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Lindsey to be: A popular athlete who is cute and outgoingIn one word, you might describe Lindsey as a(n) " athletic" person. See other "athletic" names for boys and girls.
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