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Lindy

Girl name · 35 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Lindy: 35 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 7 births in 1983.

Best known as a cheerful diminutive of Linda—from the Spanish and Portuguese linda, meaning "pretty"—Lindy also has Germanic roots in lind, meaning "soft" or "tender," and can stand alone or as a short form of Belinda or Melinda. The most famous bearer is Lindy Chamberlain, the Australian woman at the centre of the controversial dingo baby case, while the name also appears in American politics with Congresswoman

Girl 8 of 52 years

Peak year
19837 babies
Latest (1998)
#6643 babies
Total births
35since 1974
5-year trend
▼ 20%vs prior 5y
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 1983 · 7
Births per year in Scotland. Missing years had a count of 2 or fewer (suppressed by NRS).