Recorded 1956–1964 Girls' name Peak 1956 13 births

Cindey — girls' name

13 babies named Cindey in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s81960s5

The verdict

13 girls have been named Cindey since 1956, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1964.

13
total births
1956–1964
years on record
1950s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Cindey was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

8 babies were named Cindey in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cindey

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Cindey between 1956 and 1964, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cindey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cindey performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cindey shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cindey 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 13 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.

Cindey at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

13

Since 1956

9 years of records

Peak year

1956

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1956

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1964

Cindey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1956

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1956)
8
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
456789 19641956 8

Cindey by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
8 births that decade — 62% of Cindey's all-time total
1950s81960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cindey?
13 babies have been named Cindey since 1956. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1956 with 8 births.
When was Cindey most popular?
Cindey was most popular in the 1950s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Cindey been used?
Cindey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 9 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Cindey?
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, 1956–1964 (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.