Lindsay - boy or girl?

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Lindsay - boy or girl?
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Fri, 06-29-2007 - 3:41pm
Is Lindsay traditionally a boy's name or a girl's name??

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Registered: 10-03-2005
Fri, 06-29-2007 - 3:48pm
I think it started out as a boy's name, but now most people only associate it with girls. HTH!


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Fri, 06-29-2007 - 3:54pm
I agree - it is traditionally a boys name, however it is extremely hard to imagine a little boy named Lindsay - it is all girl to me!
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Fri, 06-29-2007 - 4:36pm

I'm not sure what it was traditionally, but I think now a male Lindsay would be strange.

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Registered: 03-02-2005
Fri, 06-29-2007 - 4:48pm
I know Leslie is traditionally a male name, but I have no idea about Lindsay. I think it would be strange to meet a little boy or man named Lindsay.
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Registered: 06-21-2007
Fri, 06-29-2007 - 5:07pm
I think it is traditionally a girls - I read in my book that it became popular in the 70's b/c of Bionic Women - Lindsay Wagner.
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Registered: 01-09-2007
Fri, 06-29-2007 - 7:34pm

Pulled up the social security database.

As as boy's name:

Lindsey/Lindsay peaked in the 400s around the turn of the 20th century

As a girl's name, it is much more popular more recently.

Started as a boy name and is now totally a girl's name in my opinion.

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Fri, 06-29-2007 - 9:13pm

I agree.

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Sat, 06-30-2007 - 1:17pm
Lindsay was traditionally a boy name - we have a senator from SC named Lindsay Graham - but it is now primarily a girl name.
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Tue, 07-03-2007 - 12:18am


My mom grew up with a guy named Lindsay, he's now in his mid 50's. I've also known a male Courtney, Whitney (they were brothers in school, and DBF now works with another male Whitney) and Leslie's ( called Les, which i think is kinda cool)

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Registered: 01-07-2004
Tue, 07-03-2007 - 9:04pm
hello!! girl-100%. ive never even heard it remotely used on a boy...take care!
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