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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | — | ||
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 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- California#541 · 1 in 2,837
- New York#766 · 1 in 4,190
- North Carolina#783 · 1 in 4,126
- Tennessee#842 · 1 in 4,372
- Arizona#857 · 1 in 4,296
Best ever in a state: #1 in Utah, 1957.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #541 | 69 | 1 in 2,837 |
| New York | #766 | 21 | 1 in 4,190 |
| North Carolina | #783 | 11 | 1 in 4,126 |
| Tennessee | #842 | 7 | 1 in 4,372 |
| Arizona | #857 | 7 | 1 in 4,296 |
| Washington | #946 | 6 | 1 in 5,178 |
| New Jersey | #1,006 | 6 | 1 in 5,994 |
| Ohio | #1,049 | 8 | 1 in 6,472 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,118 | 7 | 1 in 7,306 |
| Texas | #1,120 | 23 | 1 in 6,951 |
| Georgia | #1,285 | 6 | 1 in 7,854 |
| Florida | #1,380 | 9 | 1 in 9,551 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Colorado | — | — | — |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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| 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.
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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
| 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 2017
girls
#1,098
230 births · 1 in 7,506 girls
Top girls' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 7,506 of them was named Cindy, which outranked 94.0% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Cindy
- #1,091Jovie232
- #1,096Ayanna231
- #1,096Natalee231
- #1,098Cindy230
- #1,098Emmalee230
- #1,098Ila230
- #1,098Wendy230
- #1,102Arden229
- #1,102Loretta229
- #1,104Ayva228
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.