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 1886 and has been recorded in 124 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1957 with 20,272 babies (rank #19 that year). In 2024 it was given to 123 girls (rank #1,661). 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.

257,965

Total babies (all years)

124

Years in the data

20,272

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
1886	5	#1,136
1887	5	#1,170
1888	5	#1,318
1895	5	#1,638
1900	5	#1,985
1901	6	#1,516
1902	6	#1,637
1906	6	#1,770
1908	6	#1,902
1909	6	#2,004
1911	5	#2,536
1912	12	#1,634
1913	10	#2,052
1914	8	#2,677
1915	12	#2,416
1916	5	#4,536
1917	10	#2,921
1918	8	#3,567
1919	11	#2,845
1920	14	#2,487
1921	5	#5,250
1922	9	#3,423
1923	14	#2,488
1924	10	#3,180
1925	12	#2,808
1926	13	#2,591
1927	8	#3,603
1928	20	#1,913
1929	12	#2,607
1930	12	#2,574
1931	9	#3,014
1932	19	#1,827
1933	15	#2,071
1934	20	#1,713
1935	29	#1,361
1936	28	#1,386
1937	29	#1,363
1938	53	#974
1939	63	#883
1940	74	#828
1941	104	#690
1942	225	#496
1943	237	#477
1944	264	#446
1945	332	#389
1946	677	#284
1947	1,133	#223
1948	1,163	#213
1949	1,261	#212
1950	1,467	#185
1951	2,031	#154
1952	2,546	#140
1953	3,825	#99
1954	4,714	#91
1955	5,589	#79
1956	9,979	#37
1957	20,272	#19
1958	16,585	#25
1959	16,972	#25
1960	14,952	#30
1961	13,387	#33
1962	12,300	#34
1963	11,087	#37
1964	9,322	#47
1965	7,778	#53
1966	6,793	#56
1967	5,781	#59
1968	5,237	#67
1969	4,957	#74
1970	5,049	#72
1971	4,905	#70
1972	3,737	#80
1973	3,280	#92
1974	2,852	#103
1975	2,505	#112
1976	2,262	#120
1977	2,159	#132
1978	2,041	#134
1979	2,087	#136
1980	1,866	#150
1981	1,747	#163
1982	1,729	#167
1983	1,548	#177
1984	1,541	#179
1985	1,594	#174
1986	1,447	#185
1987	1,424	#194
1988	1,558	#179
1989	1,566	#177
1990	1,566	#187
1991	1,612	#184
1992	1,671	#183
1993	1,642	#176
1994	1,507	#196
1995	1,498	#199
1996	1,497	#195
1997	1,421	#206
1998	1,292	#236
1999	1,333	#236
2000	1,244	#263
2001	1,232	#258
2002	1,221	#258
2003	1,160	#272
2004	1,052	#305
2005	988	#325
2006	881	#368
2007	820	#397
2008	731	#433
2009	567	#532
2010	553	#528
2011	445	#642
2012	367	#756
2013	342	#795
2014	395	#711
2015	249	#1,059
2016	257	#1,029
2017	230	#1,098
2018	170	#1,331
2019	173	#1,320
2020	139	#1,526
2021	114	#1,782
2022	102	#1,945
2023	129	#1,615
2024	123	#1,661