Girls' name · since 1954
Cendy
Cendy has 333 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 333
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cendy is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 333 have been recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cendy has been recorded 333 times among girls since 1954, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2004.
- #15,053 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 333 born since 1954
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cendy ranks #15,053 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 333 born since 1954, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 333
- born since 1954
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cendy's 333 recorded births place it above 79.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cendy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cendy's full recorded timeline at 1983, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cendy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2004
- Peak year (1986)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Cendy by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (116 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Cendy's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Cendy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s
1960s
58 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
116 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 116 births (35% of all-time use).
Cendy by state
Where Cendy concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 58 | 17.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
58 of 333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cendy's data
- Cendy's decade-level peak was the 1980s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cendys (58 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cendy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1954–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cendy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.