# Cindy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/cindy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɪndi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Cindi, Cindie, Cyndi, Cyndie, Cyndy, Sindy |
| US babies named this | 258,065 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 771 / 257,294 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 545, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Shortened from Lucinda and Cinderella. In the 20th century adopted as a pet form of Cynthia.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 446 | 640 |
| 2012 | 367 | 757 |
| 2013 | 342 | 795 |
| 2014 | 395 | 711 |
| 2015 | 249 | 1,060 |
| 2016 | 257 | 1,030 |
| 2017 | 230 | 1,098 |
| 2018 | 170 | 1,331 |
| 2019 | 173 | 1,321 |
| 2020 | 139 | 1,526 |
| 2021 | 114 | 1,783 |
| 2022 | 102 | 1,946 |
| 2023 | 129 | 1,616 |
| 2024 | 124 | 1,658 |
| 2025 | 100 | 1,929 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 14 | 3,129 |
| 1985 | 17 | 2,850 |
| 1986 | 26 | 2,173 |
| 1987 | 19 | 2,740 |
| 1988 | 18 | 2,984 |
| 1989 | 21 | 2,922 |
| 1990 | 15 | 3,807 |
| 1991 | 12 | 4,530 |
| 1992 | 19 | 3,355 |
| 1993 | 14 | 4,258 |
| 1994 | 12 | 4,842 |
| 1995 | 7 | 7,119 |
| 1997 | 8 | 6,715 |
| 1998 | 8 | 6,963 |
| 2001 | 5 | 10,863 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15 | 1,807 |
| 2012 | 24 | 1,342 |
| 2013 | 22 | 1,433 |
| 2014 | 34 | 1,040 |
| 2015 | 15 | 1,865 |
| 2016 | 26 | 1,278 |
| 2017 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2018 | 12 | 2,187 |
| 2019 | 10 | 2,458 |
| 2020 | 10 | 2,449 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2,201 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2,488 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2,063 |
| 2024 | 22 | 1,449 |
| 2025 | 18 | 1,639 |

## People named Cindy

- Cindy Crawford, American model (born 1966)
- Cindy Sherman, American photographer (born 1954)
- Cindy McCain, American diplomat and businesswoman (born 1954)
- Cindy Williams, American actress and producer (1947–2023)
- Cindy Klassen, Canadian speed skater
- Cindy Sheehan, American antiwar activist
- Cindy Hyde-Smith, American politician (born 1959)
- Cindy Parlow Cone, American soccer player, coach, and executive
- Cindy Breakspeare, Canadian-Jamaican musician and beauty queen
- Cindy Blackman, American musician
- Cindy Crawford, American pornographic actress
- Cindy Ngamba, Cameroonian boxer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.