Cindy

#1,927 for girls in 2025, 100 births · Last seen for boys in 2001 at #10,556
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1957 · 20,272 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
21 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
257,294
since 1886

Cindy over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201946peak #19, 1957girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,927100
2024#1,657124
2023#1,614129
2022#1,942102
2021#1,780114
2020#1,524139
2019#1,319173
2018#1,330170
2017#1,098230
2016#1,030257
2015#1,055249
2014#711395
2013#795342
2012#757367
2011#639446
2010#527553
2009#532567
2008#432731
2007#397820
2006#368881
2005#325988
2004#3051,052
2003#2721,160
2002#2581,221
2001#2581,232#10,5565
2000#2631,244
1999#2361,333
1998#2361,292#6,8438
1997#2061,421#6,6188
1996#1951,497
1995#1981,498#6,9927
1994#1961,507#4,80312
1993#1761,642#4,22714
1992#1831,671#3,33819
1991#1841,612#4,47612
1990#1871,566#3,77915
1989#1771,566#2,90221
1988#1791,558#2,96118
1987#1941,424#2,72519
1986#1851,447#2,16126
1985#1741,594#2,82817
1984#1791,541#3,10714
1983#1771,548#2,78716
1982#1671,729#2,70917
1981#1631,747#3,03014
1980#1501,866#3,83810
1979#1362,087#3,16813
1978#1342,041#3,07013
1977#1322,159#3,20312
1976#1202,262#4,0128
1975#1122,505#2,63715
1974#1032,852#2,45916
1973#923,280#2,31117
1972#803,737#3,6228
1971#704,904#1,98721
1970#725,049#2,12518
1969#744,955#1,72823
1968#675,238#2,03016
1967#595,781#2,35212
1966#566,794#2,13214
1965#537,777#1,62523
1964#479,322#1,79320
1963#3711,090#1,65923
1962#3412,297#1,42330
1961#3313,388#1,82320
1960#3014,953#1,40032
1959#2516,973#1,36033
1958#2516,585#1,76620
1957#1920,272#1,31835
1956#379,978#1,88618
1955#795,588#2,55810
1954#914,714#3,4526
1953#993,825#3,4256
1952#1402,546
1951#1542,031
1950#1851,467
1949#2121,261#3,6905
1948#2131,163
1947#2231,133#3,0967
1946#284677#3,5255
1945#389332
1944#445264
1943#477237
1942#496225
1941#689104
1940#83473
1939#88263
1938#97253
1937#1,35529
1936#1,37528
1935#1,35629
1934#1,69720
1933#2,05215
1932#1,81719
1931#2,9729
1930#2,55212
1929#2,58712
1928#1,89720
1927#3,5618
1926#2,56913
1925#2,77812
1924#3,14410
1923#2,46514
1922#3,3799
1921#5,0995
1920#2,46314
1919#2,81311
1918#3,5128
1917#2,87910
1916#4,4175
1915#2,38412
1914#2,6388
1913#2,03410
1912#1,62012
1911#2,4635
1910
1909#1,9576
1908#1,8626
1907
1906#1,7276
1905
1904
1903
1902#1,5946
1901#1,4666
1900#1,9325
1899
1898
1897
1896
1895#1,5925
1894
1893
1892
1891
1890
1889
1888#1,2765
1887#1,1475
1886#1,1085
1885
1884
1883
1882
1881
1880
First appearance
1886

The first year at least five girls were named Cindy! It came in at #1,108, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1886–1900, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Cindy is popular in 1946

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedNHWashington: #217 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,598 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedIDMontana: #165 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 809 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #171 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,289 girlsMNIllinois: #209 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,699 girlsILWisconsin: #210 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,930 girlsWIMichigan: #235 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,218 girlsMINew York: #382 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 4,909 girlsNYMassachusetts: #321 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,450 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedRIOregon: #165 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 911 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #179 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,133 girlsSDIowa: #167 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,165 girlsIAIndiana: #148 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 991 girlsINOhio: #174 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,325 girlsOHPennsylvania: #267 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,682 girlsPANew Jersey: #370 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,179 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #230 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,551 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedUTColorado: #162 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 848 girlsCONebraska: #128 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 831 girlsNEMissouri: #237 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,038 girlsMOKentucky: #361 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,054 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedVAMaryland: #323 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,511 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedDEArizona: #267 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,439 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedNMKansas: #134 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 721 girlsKSArkansas: #270 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,757 girlsARTennessee: #414 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,154 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #362 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,887 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #470 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,153 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #281 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,173 girlsOKLouisiana: #389 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,365 girlsLAMississippi: #356 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,950 girlsMSAlabama: #388 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,936 girlsALGeorgia: #374 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,592 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedHITexas: #280 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,695 girlsTXFlorida: #296 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,215 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nebraska#128 · 1 in 831
  2. Kansas#134 · 1 in 721
  3. Indiana#148 · 1 in 991
  4. Colorado#162 · 1 in 848
  5. Montana#165 · 1 in 809

Best ever in a state: #1 in Utah, 1957.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#128141 in 831
Kansas#134231 in 721
Indiana#148381 in 991
Colorado#162151 in 848
Montana#16561 in 809
Oregon#165141 in 911
Iowa#167211 in 1,165
Minnesota#171231 in 1,289
Ohio#174581 in 1,325
South Dakota#17951 in 1,133
Illinois#209461 in 1,699
Wisconsin#210171 in 1,930
Washington#217141 in 1,598
California#230641 in 1,551
Michigan#235281 in 2,218
Missouri#237181 in 2,038
Arizona#26751 in 1,439
Pennsylvania#267371 in 2,682
Arkansas#270121 in 1,757
Texas#280491 in 1,695
Oklahoma#281101 in 2,173
Florida#296111 in 2,215
Massachusetts#321101 in 4,450
Maryland#32361 in 3,511
Mississippi#35691 in 2,950
Kentucky#36181 in 4,054
North Carolina#362121 in 3,887
New Jersey#37081 in 5,179
Georgia#374111 in 3,592
New York#382271 in 4,909
Alabama#38891 in 3,936
Louisiana#38991 in 3,365
Tennessee#41471 in 5,154
South Carolina#47051 in 5,153
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Cindy
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 270 spots since 2024 (#1,657#1,927)
  • 403 spots since 2020 (#1,524#1,927)
  • 872 spots since 2015 (#1,055#1,927)
  • Biggest jump: 383 spots in 1938 (#1,355#972)
  • Biggest drop: 344 spots in 2015 (#711#1,055)
Rise & fade · girls
71 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1886
  • Peaked 1957 at #19 (20,272 births)
  • Births halved by 1964, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 21 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 21 yrs · run 1953–1973
  • Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1938–2014
Share of babies · girls
1 in 101
  • Highest: 1 in 101 girls born in 1957 were named Cindy (0.99%)
  • Latest: 1 in 16,073 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 35.6% of all girls named Cindy (91,595) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s15#1,108 (1886)#1,177
1890s5#1,592 (1895)#1,592
1900s35#1,466 (1901)#1,756
1910s81#1,620 (1912)#2,751
1920s117#1,897 (1928)#2,994
1930s277#882 (1939)#1,703
1940s5,469#212 (1949)#426
1950s83,979#19 (1957)#85
1960s91,595#30 (1960)#49
1970s30,876#70 (1971)#105
1980s16,020#150 (1980)#175
1990s15,039#176 (1993)#200
2000s9,896#258 (2001)#341
2010s3,182#527 (2010)#926
2020s708#1,524 (2020)#1,741

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cindy in 1946

girls
#284
677 births · 1 in 2,321 girls
boys
#3,525
5 births · 1 in 324,805 boys

Top girls' names in 1946

  1. #1Mary67,471
  2. #2Linda52,710
  3. #3Patricia46,297
  4. #4Barbara45,126
  5. #5Carol34,284
  6. #6Sandra31,692
  7. #7Nancy28,345
  8. #8Susan28,267
  9. #9Sharon27,824
  10. #10Judith22,310
  11. #284Cindy677

Top boys' names in 1946

  1. #1James87,438
  2. #2Robert84,136
  3. #3John79,267
  4. #4William60,034
  5. #5Richard58,870
  6. #6David46,444
  7. #7Michael41,194
  8. #8Thomas38,877
  9. #9Charles38,215
  10. #10Ronald31,858
  11. #3,525Cindy5
More about 1946

girls

1,571,305 girls got a published name in 1946; 1 in 2,321 of them was named Cindy, which outranked 95.0% of the 5,686 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cindy
  1. #279Susanne680
  2. #282Bettie679
  3. #283Laurel678
  4. #284Cindy677
  5. #284Pearl677
  6. #286Jeannie669
  7. #287Dale662
  8. #288Marcella660

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. 1,830Jacalyn#2,742#912
  2. 914Kimberly#1,621#707
  3. 615Suzette#1,032#417
  4. 538Randi#1,356#818
  5. 528Dayle#1,356#828
Fallers
  1. 335Oma#941#1,276
  2. 324Iola#824#1,148
  3. 324Artie#994#1,318
  4. 303Eartha#954#1,257
  5. 301Willia#830#1,131

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,624,023 boys got a published name in 1946; 1 in 324,805 of them was named Cindy, which outranked 12.3% of the 4,018 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cindy
  1. #3,173Yolanda6
  2. #3,173Zell6
  3. #3,173Zelmer6
  4. #3,525Cindy5
  5. #3,525Abb5
  6. #3,525Abbie5
  7. #3,525Abbott5

Tied with 493 names at #3,525; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1945
Risers
  1. 584Zachary#1,536#952
  2. 514Patric#1,494#980
  3. 385Kris#1,296#911
  4. 385Rich#1,296#911
  5. 380Furman#1,270#890
Fallers
  1. 469Layton#971#1,440
  2. 438Farris#971#1,409
  3. 394Delano#558#952
  4. 312Leopoldo#864#1,176
  5. 290Rosevelt#927#1,217

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1946