The first name Cindy

In 2025, 18 girls were named Cindy, making it the 1,639th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2014, with 34 births (#1,040).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Cindy with other names.

In 2025, 100 girls born in the United States were named Cindy, the 1,929th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1957, when 20,272 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• 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, born 1979
• Cindy Sheehan
  American antiwar activist, born 1957
• Cindy Hyde-Smith
  American politician (born 1959)
• Cindy Parlow Cone
  American soccer player, coach, and executive, born 1978
• Cindy Breakspeare
  Canadian-Jamaican musician and beauty queen, born 1954
• Cindy Blackman
  American musician, born 1959
• Cindy Crawford
  American pornographic actress, born 1980
• Cindy Ngamba
  Cameroonian boxer, born 1998

What does the name Cindy mean?

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

How popular is the name Cindy?

In 2025, 18 girls born in England and Wales were named Cindy, ranking 1,639th. Its peak was 2014, with 34 births.

Is Cindy a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 258,065 US babies named Cindy since 1880 were girls.

When was Cindy most popular?

1957 in the United States, when 20,272 babies were named Cindy, its highest rank at 19th.

How do you pronounce Cindy?

Cindy is /ˈsɪndi/, 2 syllables.

What are other spellings of Cindy?

Cindi, Cindie, Cyndi, Cyndie, Cyndy and Sindy.