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Lindy

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

Mostly femaleHigh

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

Verdict
Mostly female
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Denmark, Great Britain
US records 1880–2017
1,776 male / 8,204 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Lindy

If you do not know Lindy’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Lindy,” in English, “Guten Tag Lindy,” 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 Lindy,

German

Guten Tag Lindy,

French

Bonjour Lindy,

Spanish

Estimado/a Lindy:

Chinese

Lindy您好：

Japanese

Lindy様

English

Hi Lindy,

German

Hi Lindy,

French

Salut Lindy,

Spanish

Hola Lindy,

Chinese

Lindy你好：

Japanese

Lindy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 Lindy by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statescommonwoman's name
Denmarkrarewoman's name
Great Britainrarewoman's name

United States birth data

1,776 male · 8,204 female · 9,980 births recorded

Male ≈ 17.8%Female ≈ 82.2%

Records from 1980–2017: 2.1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Lindy a male or female name?

Lindy is classified as a mostly 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 Lindy in an email?

If you do not know Lindy’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Lindy,” in English, “Guten Tag Lindy,” 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 Lindy a unisex name?

Lindy 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

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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

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