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Cindy

Girl

Meaning of Cindy: Greek: 'woman from Kynthos'

Cindy is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1882nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1449th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1882

100 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1449

22 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

258,065

First recorded 1886 · peak 1957

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 1,761 babies1982: 1,746 babies1983: 1,564 babies1984: 1,555 babies1985: 1,611 babies1986: 1,473 babies1987: 1,443 babies1988: 1,576 babies1989: 1,587 babies1990: 1,581 babies19901991: 1,624 babies1992: 1,690 babies1993: 1,656 babies1994: 1,519 babies1995: 1,505 babies1996: 1,497 babies1997: 1,429 babies1998: 1,300 babies1999: 1,333 babies2000: 1,244 babies20002001: 1,237 babies2002: 1,221 babies2003: 1,160 babies2004: 1,052 babies2005: 988 babies2006: 881 babies2007: 820 babies2008: 731 babies2009: 567 babies2010: 553 babies20102011: 446 babies2012: 367 babies2013: 342 babies2014: 395 babies2015: 249 babies2016: 257 babies2017: 230 babies2018: 170 babies2019: 173 babies2020: 139 babies20202021: 114 babies2022: 102 babies2023: 129 babies2024: 124 babies2025: 100 babies
US babies named Cindy per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,761.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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