Lindsay Wagner
There are approximately 63 people named Lindsay Wagner living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,440,545 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lindsay with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Wagner. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
63
1 in 5,440,545
Named Lindsay
126K
Alive today
Named Wagner
171K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 126K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1983
Average age: 38
Top Census group: White (88.1%)
Estimated bearers: 171K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #181
Per 100K: 49.94
Top ancestry: White (89.5%)
First name trend
Lindsay: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lindsay. The peak year was 1983 with 8,713 births. The average person named Lindsay today is 38 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lindsay
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Lindsay, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 88.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lindsay described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Lindsay at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White88.1% · 108,034
- Hispanic or Latino5.2% · 6,340
- Two or more races3.0% · 3,636
- Black or African American2.1% · 2,528
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 1,637
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 469
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Wagner surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Wagner, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 89.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Wagner described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Wagner at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White89.5% · 133,660
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 5,126
- Two or more races3.2% · 4,714
- Black or African American2.6% · 3,954
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1,103
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 710
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Lindsay has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0369% of the US population, based on 126,489 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Lindsay right now.
The surname Wagner appears at a rate of 49.94 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0499%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 63 people with the full name Lindsay Wagner. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Lindsay
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FAQ
Lindsay Wagner: questions and answers
How many people are named Lindsay Wagner?
We estimate approximately 63 people in the United States share the full name Lindsay Wagner. That works out to about 1 in 5,440,545 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0369%) with the surname frequency (49.94 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Lindsay Wagner?
We classify Lindsay Wagner as "Very Rare". About 1 in 5,440,545 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Lindsay a male or female name?
Lindsay is predominantly female. Out of 135,419 total SSA registrations, 3.8% were male and 96.2% were female. See the full Lindsay profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Lindsay Wagner?
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