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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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—
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1909#1,9576—
1908#1,8626—
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1906#1,7276—
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1901#1,4666—
1900#1,9325—
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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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #197 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 793 girlsAKMaine: #195 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,038 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedNHWashington: #243 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,414 girlsWAIdaho: #208 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,014 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #366 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,186 girlsMNIllinois: #244 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,513 girlsILWisconsin: #212 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,393 girlsWIMichigan: #261 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,761 girlsMINew York: #109 for girls · 173 births · 1 in 603 girlsNYMassachusetts: #180 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,047 girlsMARhode Island: #151 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 776 girlsRIOregon: #287 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,739 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedSDIowa: #225 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,367 girlsIAIndiana: #335 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,561 girlsINOhio: #281 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,096 girlsOHPennsylvania: #317 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,195 girlsPANew Jersey: #166 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 954 girlsNJConnecticut: #211 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,257 girlsCTCalifornia: #90 for girls · 419 births · 1 in 460 girlsCAUtah: #105 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 515 girlsUTColorado: #405 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,705 girlsCONebraska: #248 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,487 girlsNEMissouri: #245 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,650 girlsMOKentucky: #224 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,290 girlsKYWest Virginia: #260 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,664 girlsWVVirginia: #248 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,568 girlsVAMaryland: #301 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,080 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cindy, so not publishedDEArizona: #246 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,319 girlsAZNew Mexico: #149 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 654 girlsNMKansas: #297 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,910 girlsKSArkansas: #164 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 852 girlsARTennessee: #182 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,055 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #248 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,482 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #336 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,205 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #265 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,136 girlsDCOklahoma: #186 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,033 girlsOKLouisiana: #243 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,337 girlsLAMississippi: #372 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,149 girlsMSAlabama: #205 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,134 girlsALGeorgia: #219 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,275 girlsGAHawaii: #196 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 752 girlsHITexas: #119 for girls · 192 births · 1 in 679 girlsTXFlorida: #154 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 881 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#90 · 1 in 460
  2. Utah#105 · 1 in 515
  3. New York#109 · 1 in 603
  4. Texas#119 · 1 in 679
  5. New Mexico#149 · 1 in 654

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#904191 in 460
Utah#105291 in 515
New York#1091731 in 603
Texas#1191921 in 679
New Mexico#149151 in 654
Rhode Island#15161 in 776
Florida#154701 in 881
Arkansas#164151 in 852
New Jersey#166411 in 954
Massachusetts#180321 in 1,047
Tennessee#182261 in 1,055
Oklahoma#186201 in 1,033
Maine#19561 in 1,038
Hawaii#19671 in 752
Alaska#19751 in 793
Alabama#205191 in 1,134
Idaho#20861 in 1,014
Connecticut#211131 in 1,257
Wisconsin#212221 in 1,393
Georgia#219281 in 1,275
Kentucky#224171 in 1,290
Iowa#225131 in 1,367
Louisiana#243231 in 1,337
Washington#243191 in 1,414
Illinois#244481 in 1,513
Missouri#245191 in 1,650
Arizona#246161 in 1,319
Nebraska#24871 in 1,487
North Carolina#248231 in 1,482
Virginia#248201 in 1,568
West Virginia#26061 in 1,664
Michigan#261321 in 1,761
District of Columbia#26551 in 1,136
Ohio#281331 in 2,096
Oregon#28791 in 1,739
Kansas#29781 in 1,910
Maryland#301111 in 2,080
Pennsylvania#317311 in 2,195
Indiana#335131 in 2,561
South Carolina#33681 in 2,205
Minnesota#36691 in 3,186
Mississippi#37271 in 2,149
Colorado#40581 in 2,705
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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 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 1984

girls
#179
1,541 births · 1 in 1,093 girls
boys
#3,107
14 births · 1 in 128,918 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #179Cindy1,541

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #3,107Cindy14
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 1,093 of them was named Cindy, which outranked 98.5% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cindy
  1. #176Brittney1,559
  2. #177Kelsey1,555
  3. #178Kate1,553
  4. #179Cindy1,541
  5. #180Alyssa1,538
  6. #181Tammy1,507
  7. #182Jaime1,505
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 128,918 of them was named Cindy, which outranked 57.7% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cindy
  1. #2,956Zacharias15
  2. #2,956Zebulun15
  3. #2,956Zvi15
  4. #3,107Cindy14
  5. #3,107Aditya14
  6. #3,107Agapito14
  7. #3,107Ahron14
  8. #3,270Aden13
  9. #3,270Adrion13
  10. #3,270Akim13

Tied with 162 names at #3,107; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →