Recorded 1954–2004 Girls' name Peak 1986 332 births

Cendy — girls' name

332 babies named Cendy in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s201960s571970s331980s1161990s862000s20
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Cendy was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

17 babies were named Cendy in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cendy

The Social Security Administration has registered 332 babies named Cendy between 1954 and 2004, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cendy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cendy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cendy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 58 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Cendy in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cendy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 332 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cendy at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

332

Since 1954

51 years of records

Peak year

1986

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1954

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2004

Cendy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1954

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1986)
17
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
05101520 200419961991198619811971196519581954 7

Cendy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
116 births that decade — 35% of Cendy's all-time total
1950s201960s571970s331980s1161990s862000s20

Cendy by state

Where Cendy concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Cendy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
58 17.5%
#2 Texas
5 1.5%
California share of Cendy's total US births 17.5%
Even split

58 of 332 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cendy?
332 babies have been named Cendy since 1954. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1986 with 17 births.
When was Cendy most popular?
Cendy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Cendy most popular?
The top states for the name Cendy are California (58 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Cendy been used?
Cendy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 51 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Cendy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cena, Cennet, Ceniyah, Cenia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1954–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.