Cindy Girl
How popular is Cindy?
#1,927 girl name in 2025
100 baby girls were named Cindy in the US in 2025, making it the 1927th most popular girl name.
229,217living people named Cindy (est.)
63median age of people named Cindy
258,065babies named Cindy since 1880
1 in 33,153US babies born in 2025
Cindy popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,927 for girls (▼ 270 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 100 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-60% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,055 in 2015, #1,524 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1957 (20,272 girls) |
| Highest rank | #19 in 1957 |
| First recorded | 1886 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Cindy is most popular
Babies named Cindy per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (96 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (88 girls)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (42 girls)
- Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 girls)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (22 girls)
Cindy by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | #1,108 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,592 |
| 1900s | 35 | #1,466 |
| 1910s | 81 | #1,620 |
| 1920s | 117 | #1,896 |
| 1930s | 277 | #882 |
| 1940s | 5,469 | #212 |
| 1950s | 83,979 | #19 |
| 1960s | 91,595 | #30 |
| 1970s | 30,876 | #70 |
| 1980s | 16,020 | #150 |
| 1990s | 15,039 | #176 |
| 2000s | 9,896 | #258 |
| 2010s | 3,182 | #527 |
| 2020s | 708 | #1,524 |
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Questions
- Is Cindy a boy or girl name?
- Cindy is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cindy were girls.
- How popular is the name Cindy?
- 100 baby girls were named Cindy in the US in 2025, making it the 1927th most popular girl name.
- When was Cindy most popular?
- Cindy peaked in 1957, when 20,272 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #19 in 1957.
- How many people are named Cindy?
- 258,065 babies have been named Cindy in the US since 1880. We estimate about 229,217 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
- Where is Cindy most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Cindy was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.