Mindy
#2,387 for girls in 2025, 75 births · Last seen for boys in 1986 at #4,457
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1979 · 3,712 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 42,615since 1940
Mindy over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,387 | 75 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,980 | 99 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,792 | 113 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,319 | 80 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,384 | 75 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,115 | 86 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,999 | 96 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,997 | 98 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,268 | 82 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,149 | 90 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,351 | 78 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,967 | 101 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,888 | 106 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,929 | 102 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,927 | 103 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,809 | 113 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,792 | 120 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,808 | 120 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,760 | 122 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,590 | 135 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,451 | 146 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,562 | 126 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,395 | 142 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,370 | 141 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,193 | 171 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,168 | 172 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,070 | 188 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,055 | 186 | — | |
| 1997 | #922 | 216 | — | |
| 1996 | #810 | 251 | — | |
| 1995 | #822 | 239 | — | |
| 1994 | #758 | 274 | — | |
| 1993 | #665 | 330 | — | |
| 1992 | #565 | 414 | — | |
| 1991 | #497 | 477 | — | |
| 1990 | #421 | 602 | — | |
| 1989 | #360 | 711 | — | |
| 1988 | #301 | 821 | — | |
| 1987 | #265 | 957 | — | |
| 1986 | #244 | 1,072 | #4,457 | 9 |
| 1985 | #232 | 1,116 | — | |
| 1984 | #199 | 1,347 | — | |
| 1983 | #207 | 1,222 | — | |
| 1982 | #206 | 1,322 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #155 | 1,827 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #131 | 2,262 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #81 | 3,712 | #3,810 | 10 |
| 1978 | #170 | 1,593 | #3,614 | 10 |
| 1977 | #205 | 1,235 | — | |
| 1976 | #210 | 1,166 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #192 | 1,308 | — | |
| 1974 | #194 | 1,313 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #228 | 1,117 | — | |
| 1972 | #292 | 862 | — | |
| 1971 | #284 | 1,010 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #353 | 706 | — | |
| 1969 | #357 | 648 | — | |
| 1968 | #380 | 581 | — | |
| 1967 | #419 | 496 | — | |
| 1966 | #428 | 474 | — | |
| 1965 | #447 | 451 | — | |
| 1964 | #420 | 540 | — | |
| 1963 | #404 | 561 | — | |
| 1962 | #394 | 583 | — | |
| 1961 | #424 | 536 | — | |
| 1960 | #391 | 590 | — | |
| 1959 | #397 | 560 | — | |
| 1958 | #376 | 588 | — | |
| 1957 | #371 | 599 | — | |
| 1956 | #380 | 546 | — | |
| 1955 | #388 | 508 | — | |
| 1954 | #412 | 439 | — | |
| 1953 | #441 | 385 | — | |
| 1952 | #517 | 265 | — | |
| 1951 | #476 | 306 | — | |
| 1950 | #771 | 126 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,013 | 23 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,416 | 17 | — | |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | — | |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | — | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | — | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | — | |
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| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 | — | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Mindy! It came in at #4,349, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1940–1942, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Mindy is popular in 1974
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Utah#38 · 1 in 186
- Iowa#69 · 1 in 312
- Nebraska#74 · 1 in 294
- Kansas#99 · 1 in 401
- North Dakota#111 · 1 in 432
Best ever in a state: #28 in Utah, 1979.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #38 | 63 | 1 in 186 |
| Iowa | #69 | 54 | 1 in 312 |
| Nebraska | #74 | 32 | 1 in 294 |
| Kansas | #99 | 30 | 1 in 401 |
| North Dakota | #111 | 9 | 1 in 432 |
| Oregon | #118 | 26 | 1 in 502 |
| Idaho | #119 | 12 | 1 in 435 |
| Oklahoma | #125 | 30 | 1 in 528 |
| Indiana | #129 | 61 | 1 in 572 |
| South Dakota | #134 | 8 | 1 in 493 |
| Ohio | #139 | 109 | 1 in 643 |
| Missouri | #141 | 46 | 1 in 645 |
| Washington | #156 | 28 | 1 in 702 |
| Minnesota | #159 | 30 | 1 in 793 |
| Illinois | #162 | 86 | 1 in 811 |
| Wisconsin | #162 | 32 | 1 in 858 |
| Michigan | #183 | 60 | 1 in 950 |
| Colorado | #187 | 19 | 1 in 825 |
| Pennsylvania | #197 | 61 | 1 in 1,096 |
| New Mexico | #209 | 9 | 1 in 862 |
| Tennessee | #215 | 24 | 1 in 1,145 |
| Alabama | #220 | 21 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Maine | #223 | 5 | 1 in 1,159 |
| Florida | #224 | 39 | 1 in 1,121 |
| Louisiana | #232 | 24 | 1 in 1,035 |
| Kentucky | #240 | 17 | 1 in 1,340 |
| Texas | #242 | 80 | 1 in 1,193 |
| Arizona | #252 | 14 | 1 in 1,098 |
| North Carolina | #252 | 25 | 1 in 1,354 |
| Arkansas | #257 | 10 | 1 in 1,281 |
| Maryland | #268 | 13 | 1 in 1,427 |
| Connecticut | #273 | 9 | 1 in 1,582 |
| West Virginia | #287 | 6 | 1 in 1,861 |
| California | #305 | 84 | 1 in 1,626 |
| New York | #314 | 59 | 1 in 1,748 |
| Georgia | #332 | 16 | 1 in 2,062 |
| Virginia | #343 | 12 | 1 in 2,313 |
| New Jersey | #386 | 14 | 1 in 2,686 |
| Mississippi | #406 | 7 | 1 in 2,296 |
| South Carolina | #474 | 5 | 1 in 3,509 |
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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 Mindy
- 407 spots since 2024 (#1,980 → #2,387)
- 272 spots since 2020 (#2,115 → #2,387)
- 36 spots since 2015 (#2,351 → #2,387)
- Biggest jump: 1,242 spots in 1950 (#2,013 → #771)
- Biggest drop: 133 spots in 1998 (#922 → #1,055)
- Debuted 1940
- Peaked 1979 at #81 (3,712 births)
- Births halved by 1981, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 1979
- Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1950–1997
- Highest: 1 in 432 girls born in 1979 were named Mindy (0.23%)
- Latest: 1 in 21,430 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 32.9% of all girls named Mindy (14,022) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 85 | #2,013 (1949) | #3,688 |
| 1950s | 4,322 | #371 (1957) | #453 |
| 1960s | 5,460 | #357 (1969) | #406 |
| 1970s | 14,022 | #81 (1979) | #221 |
| 1980s | 12,657 | #131 (1980) | #230 |
| 1990s | 3,177 | #421 (1990) | #759 |
| 2000s | 1,395 | #1,168 (2000) | #1,509 |
| 2010s | 969 | #1,809 (2010) | #2,028 |
| 2020s | 528 | #1,792 (2023) | #2,163 |
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.
Mindy in 1974
Top girls' names in 1974
Top boys' names in 1974
More about 1974
girls
1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 1,118 of them was named Mindy, which outranked 98.1% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 262,056 of them was named Mindy, which outranked 22.8% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #4,190Zavier7
- #4,190Zebulon7
- #4,190Zoltan7
- #4,634Mindy6
- #4,634Aamir6
- #4,634Aashish6
- #4,634Abayomi6
- #5,227Adante5
- #5,227Adaryl5
- #5,227Adedayo5
Tied with 592 names at #4,634; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.