How popular is the name Cindy?

Cindy ranks 177th among girls' names in US records, with 261,593 births since 1886. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,718.

Is Cindy a unisex name?

No. Cindy is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1957, when 20,418 children were given the name. It has been in use for 139 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#177 of girl names

Pronounced S IH1 N D IY0 (ARPABET)

Cindy is a girls' name, and first appears in 1886. It has been given to 261,593 children — the 177th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 72% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1957, when 20,418 children were given it.

1957Girls: 20,418Boys: 35

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Cindy?: Cindy ranks 177th among girls' names in US records, with 261,593 births since 1886. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,718.
Is Cindy a unisex name?: No. Cindy is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Cindy most popular?: 1957, when 20,418 children were given the name. It has been in use for 139 years and is still recorded as of 2024.