Cindy

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Cindy is a feminine given name. Originally diminutive of Cynthia, Lucinda or Cinderella, it is also commonly used as a name on its own right. The name can also be spelled as Cindee, Cyndee, Syndee, Sindee, Sindi, Syndi, Syndy, Cindi, Cyndi, Cyndy, and Sindy.

From Wikipedia

Cindy first appears in the data in 1964 and has been recorded in 13 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1973 with 127 babies (rank #89 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cindy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cindy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,013

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

127

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Cindy

Cindy Crawfordmodel · b. 1966
Cindy Shermanwomen's rights activist · b. 1954
Cindy Williamsfilm actor · b. 1947
Cindy McCainentrepreneur · b. 1954
Cindy Klassenice hockey player · b. 1979

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1964	77	#99
1965	113	#88
1969	92	#96
1970	107	#92
1971	100	#97
1972	106	#95
1973	127	#89
1974	108	#91
1975	95	#89
1976	80	#94
2014	4	#363
2016	1	#1,277
2017	3	#433