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
- Peak · girls
- 1957 · 20,272 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 21 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 257,294since 1886
Cindy 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 | #1,927 | 100 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,657 | 124 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,614 | 129 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,942 | 102 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,780 | 114 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,524 | 139 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,319 | 173 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,330 | 170 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,098 | 230 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,030 | 257 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,055 | 249 | — | |
| 2014 | #711 | 395 | — | |
| 2013 | #795 | 342 | — | |
| 2012 | #757 | 367 | — | |
| 2011 | #639 | 446 | — | |
| 2010 | #527 | 553 | — | |
| 2009 | #532 | 567 | — | |
| 2008 | #432 | 731 | — | |
| 2007 | #397 | 820 | — | |
| 2006 | #368 | 881 | — | |
| 2005 | #325 | 988 | — | |
| 2004 | #305 | 1,052 | — | |
| 2003 | #272 | 1,160 | — | |
| 2002 | #258 | 1,221 | — | |
| 2001 | #258 | 1,232 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #263 | 1,244 | — | |
| 1999 | #236 | 1,333 | — | |
| 1998 | #236 | 1,292 | #6,843 | 8 |
| 1997 | #206 | 1,421 | #6,618 | 8 |
| 1996 | #195 | 1,497 | — | |
| 1995 | #198 | 1,498 | #6,992 | 7 |
| 1994 | #196 | 1,507 | #4,803 | 12 |
| 1993 | #176 | 1,642 | #4,227 | 14 |
| 1992 | #183 | 1,671 | #3,338 | 19 |
| 1991 | #184 | 1,612 | #4,476 | 12 |
| 1990 | #187 | 1,566 | #3,779 | 15 |
| 1989 | #177 | 1,566 | #2,902 | 21 |
| 1988 | #179 | 1,558 | #2,961 | 18 |
| 1987 | #194 | 1,424 | #2,725 | 19 |
| 1986 | #185 | 1,447 | #2,161 | 26 |
| 1985 | #174 | 1,594 | #2,828 | 17 |
| 1984 | #179 | 1,541 | #3,107 | 14 |
| 1983 | #177 | 1,548 | #2,787 | 16 |
| 1982 | #167 | 1,729 | #2,709 | 17 |
| 1981 | #163 | 1,747 | #3,030 | 14 |
| 1980 | #150 | 1,866 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #136 | 2,087 | #3,168 | 13 |
| 1978 | #134 | 2,041 | #3,070 | 13 |
| 1977 | #132 | 2,159 | #3,203 | 12 |
| 1976 | #120 | 2,262 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #112 | 2,505 | #2,637 | 15 |
| 1974 | #103 | 2,852 | #2,459 | 16 |
| 1973 | #92 | 3,280 | #2,311 | 17 |
| 1972 | #80 | 3,737 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #70 | 4,904 | #1,987 | 21 |
| 1970 | #72 | 5,049 | #2,125 | 18 |
| 1969 | #74 | 4,955 | #1,728 | 23 |
| 1968 | #67 | 5,238 | #2,030 | 16 |
| 1967 | #59 | 5,781 | #2,352 | 12 |
| 1966 | #56 | 6,794 | #2,132 | 14 |
| 1965 | #53 | 7,777 | #1,625 | 23 |
| 1964 | #47 | 9,322 | #1,793 | 20 |
| 1963 | #37 | 11,090 | #1,659 | 23 |
| 1962 | #34 | 12,297 | #1,423 | 30 |
| 1961 | #33 | 13,388 | #1,823 | 20 |
| 1960 | #30 | 14,953 | #1,400 | 32 |
| 1959 | #25 | 16,973 | #1,360 | 33 |
| 1958 | #25 | 16,585 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1957 | #19 | 20,272 | #1,318 | 35 |
| 1956 | #37 | 9,978 | #1,886 | 18 |
| 1955 | #79 | 5,588 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | #91 | 4,714 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #99 | 3,825 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #140 | 2,546 | — | |
| 1951 | #154 | 2,031 | — | |
| 1950 | #185 | 1,467 | — | |
| 1949 | #212 | 1,261 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #213 | 1,163 | — | |
| 1947 | #223 | 1,133 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #284 | 677 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #389 | 332 | — | |
| 1944 | #445 | 264 | — | |
| 1943 | #477 | 237 | — | |
| 1942 | #496 | 225 | — | |
| 1941 | #689 | 104 | — | |
| 1940 | #834 | 73 | — | |
| 1939 | #882 | 63 | — | |
| 1938 | #972 | 53 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,355 | 29 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,375 | 28 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,356 | 29 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,697 | 20 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,052 | 15 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,817 | 19 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,972 | 9 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,552 | 12 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,587 | 12 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,897 | 20 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 | — | |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,465 | 14 | — | |
| 1922 | #3,379 | 9 | — | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,463 | 14 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | — | |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | — | |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,384 | 12 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,034 | 10 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,620 | 12 | — | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | — | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | #1,727 | 6 | — | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,276 | 5 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#47 · 1 in 215
- South Dakota#52 · 1 in 201
- Tennessee#53 · 1 in 238
- Arkansas#54 · 1 in 230
- Montana#55 · 1 in 194
Best ever in a state: #1 in Utah, 1957.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #47 | 49 | 1 in 215 |
| South Dakota | #52 | 19 | 1 in 201 |
| Tennessee | #53 | 119 | 1 in 238 |
| Arkansas | #54 | 57 | 1 in 230 |
| Montana | #55 | 20 | 1 in 194 |
| North Carolina | #57 | 135 | 1 in 272 |
| Kansas | #58 | 49 | 1 in 251 |
| Washington | #59 | 74 | 1 in 259 |
| New Mexico | #61 | 31 | 1 in 246 |
| Kentucky | #62 | 86 | 1 in 276 |
| Wyoming | #64 | 8 | 1 in 217 |
| North Dakota | #65 | 17 | 1 in 233 |
| Georgia | #67 | 124 | 1 in 290 |
| Iowa | #67 | 60 | 1 in 290 |
| Maine | #67 | 25 | 1 in 262 |
| Wisconsin | #67 | 98 | 1 in 281 |
| Minnesota | #68 | 85 | 1 in 283 |
| Vermont | #68 | 10 | 1 in 249 |
| West Virginia | #69 | 40 | 1 in 305 |
| Virginia | #72 | 95 | 1 in 312 |
| Hawaii | #73 | 16 | 1 in 278 |
| Oregon | #73 | 45 | 1 in 281 |
| Nebraska | #75 | 31 | 1 in 302 |
| Rhode Island | #77 | 19 | 1 in 273 |
| Idaho | #79 | 16 | 1 in 296 |
| New Hampshire | #83 | 15 | 1 in 297 |
| Alabama | #84 | 71 | 1 in 340 |
| Oklahoma | #84 | 48 | 1 in 340 |
| Arizona | #85 | 40 | 1 in 362 |
| California | #85 | 329 | 1 in 417 |
| South Carolina | #85 | 57 | 1 in 337 |
| Texas | #88 | 255 | 1 in 378 |
| Missouri | #89 | 80 | 1 in 391 |
| New York | #91 | 262 | 1 in 423 |
| Indiana | #94 | 91 | 1 in 407 |
| Connecticut | #95 | 39 | 1 in 406 |
| Illinois | #96 | 177 | 1 in 421 |
| New Jersey | #97 | 96 | 1 in 424 |
| Ohio | #97 | 177 | 1 in 421 |
| Delaware | #98 | 9 | 1 in 341 |
| Colorado | #100 | 40 | 1 in 393 |
| Florida | #100 | 97 | 1 in 459 |
| Pennsylvania | #100 | 162 | 1 in 445 |
| Nevada | #101 | 8 | 1 in 342 |
| Louisiana | #104 | 64 | 1 in 414 |
| Michigan | #104 | 131 | 1 in 472 |
| Alaska | #110 | 6 | 1 in 349 |
| Maryland | #110 | 44 | 1 in 468 |
| Massachusetts | #111 | 65 | 1 in 527 |
| Mississippi | #118 | 37 | 1 in 468 |
| District of Columbia | #202 | 9 | 1 in 823 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 1957 at #19 (20,272 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 21 yrs · run 1953–1973
- Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1938–2014
- Highest: 1 in 101 girls born in 1957 were named Cindy (0.99%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,073 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 35.6% of all girls named Cindy (91,595) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | #1,108 (1886) | #1,177 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,592 (1895) | #1,592 |
| 1900s | 35 | #1,466 (1901) | #1,756 |
| 1910s | 81 | #1,620 (1912) | #2,751 |
| 1920s | 117 | #1,897 (1928) | #2,994 |
| 1930s | 277 | #882 (1939) | #1,703 |
| 1940s | 5,469 | #212 (1949) | #426 |
| 1950s | 83,979 | #19 (1957) | #85 |
| 1960s | 91,595 | #30 (1960) | #49 |
| 1970s | 30,876 | #70 (1971) | #105 |
| 1980s | 16,020 | #150 (1980) | #175 |
| 1990s | 15,039 | #176 (1993) | #200 |
| 2000s | 9,896 | #258 (2001) | #341 |
| 2010s | 3,182 | #527 (2010) | #926 |
| 2020s | 708 | #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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
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More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 407 of them was named Cindy, which outranked 99.2% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 202,701 of them was named Cindy, which outranked 37.0% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).