—2024 rank
1957peak year
256,937babies named Cindy since 1880
▼ 29%5-year trend
Cindy popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Cindy mean?
A pet form of Cynthia, from Greek Kynthia, an epithet of the moon goddess Artemis, 'woman of Mount Kynthos'. Peaked in mid-20th-century America.
OriginGreek, English
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, mythic
Names like Cindy
Same era, same vibe — if you like Cindy, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Cindys
- Cindy Sherman, artist
- Cindy Crawford, model
Spellings & variants
CynthiaCyndi
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