Lindsey, Lindsay

While watching the Winter Olympics I thought I heard the name over and over again and wondered at its popularity (see previous post on baby names).

The SSA gives me two variants of the name and their rankings:

Year of birth	Lindsay Rank	Lindsey Rank
2008	380	277
2007	316	226
2006	263	186
2005	240	162
2004	241	146
2003	260	132
2002	255	122
2001	210	105
2000	179	103
1999	169	96
1998	161	97
1997	149	95
1996	133	86
1995	125	81
1994	107	69
1993	88	56
1992	81	57
1991	77	52
1990	69	51
1989	63	48
1988	57	48
1987	49	41
1986	46	39
1985	40	37
1984	36	35
1983	37	35
1982	39	40
1981	47	58
1980	71	91
1979	88	113
1978	95	152
1977	110	193
1976	134	267
1975	396	498
1974	691	647