Recorded 1947–1983 Girls' name Peak 1957 880 births

Cindee — girls' name

880 babies named Cindee in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s221950s3551960s3311970s1521980s20

The verdict

880 girls have been named Cindee since 1947, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1983.

880
total births
1947–1983
years on record
1950s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Cindee was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

79 babies were named Cindee in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cindee

The Social Security Administration has registered 880 babies named Cindee between 1947 and 1983, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cindee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 79 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cindee performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 355 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cindee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Cindee in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cindee 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 880 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.

Cindee at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

880

Since 1947

37 years of records

Peak year

1957

79 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1947

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1983

Cindee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1947

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1957)
79
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
020406080100 19831977197219671962195719521947 6

Cindee by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
355 births that decade — 40% of Cindee's all-time total
1940s221950s3551960s3311970s1521980s20

Cindee by state

Where Cindee concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cindee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
80 9.1%
#2 New York
16 1.8%
#3 Pennsylvania
13 1.5%
#4 Illinois
11 1.3%
#5 Wisconsin
10 1.1%
#6 Iowa
5 0.6%
#7 Michigan
5 0.6%
#8 New Jersey
5 0.6%
California share of Cindee's total US births 9.1%
Even split

80 of 880 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Cindee appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cindee?
880 babies have been named Cindee since 1947. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1957 with 79 births.
When was Cindee most popular?
Cindee was most popular in the 1950s decade with 355 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Cindee most popular?
The top states for the name Cindee are California (80 births), New York (16 births), Pennsylvania (13 births).
How long has the name Cindee been used?
Cindee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 37 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Cindee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cindy, Cindi, Cinthia, Cinda, 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, 1947–1983 (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.