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Lindsey

Lindsey is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleHigh

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Great Britain
US records 1880–2017
7,699 male / 155,788 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Lindsey

If you do not know Lindsey’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Lindsey,” in English, “Guten Tag Lindsey,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Lindsey,

German

Guten Tag Lindsey,

French

Bonjour Lindsey,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lindsey:

Chinese

Lindsey您好:

Japanese

Lindsey様

English

Hi Lindsey,

German

Hi Lindsey,

French

Salut Lindsey,

Spanish

Hola Lindsey,

Chinese

Lindsey你好:

Japanese

Lindseyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Lindsey by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesvery commonwoman's name
Great Britainuncommonwoman's name

United States birth data

7,699 male · 155,788 female · 163,487 births recorded

Male4.7%Female95.3%

Records from 1980–2017: 1.2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lindsey a male or female name?

Lindsey is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Lindsey in an email?

If you do not know Lindsey’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Lindsey,” in English, “Guten Tag Lindsey,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Lindsey a unisex name?

Lindsey is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Lindsey a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/lindsey. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_lindsey,
  title  = {Is Lindsey a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/lindsey},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}