Cindy

Where Cindy comes from

Shortened from Lucinda and Cinderella. In the 20th century adopted as a pet form of Cynthia.
— Wiktionary's entry for Cindy
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1886
    First appearance
    #1,108 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1954
    Cindy Sherman born
    American photographer
  3. 1957
    Peak, #19
    20,272 babies named Cindy — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1964
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #47.
  5. 1966
    Cindy Crawford born
    American model
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the female given name Cynthia and Lucinda; also used as a formal female given name.
Namesakes
  • Cindy Crawford · American model, born 1966
  • Cindy Sherman · American photographer, born 1954
  • Cindy McCain · community organizer, born 1954
  • Cindy Williams · American actress and producer, 1947–2023
  • Cindy Klassen · Canadian speed skater, born 1979

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.