Girls' name · since 1942
Cindi
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 7,696 babies named Cindi, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7,696
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Cindi is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 7,696 have been recorded since 1942.
Cindi has 7,696 recorded births among girls since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2018.
- #1,947 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 7,696 born since 1942
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cindi ranks #1,947 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 7,696 born since 1942, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,947 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7,696
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Cindi's 7,696 recorded births place it above 97.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Cindi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cindi splits its recorded history at 1979: 18% of all births land in the more recent half, 82% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 481 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cindi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2018
- Peak year (1958)
- 481
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Cindi by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (2,805 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Cindi's strongest decade.
2,805 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Cindi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 139
1940s
139 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,151 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,805 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,327 births
- 1980s 653
1980s
653 births
- 1990s 366
1990s
366 births
- 2000s 210
2000s
210 births
- 2010s 45
2010s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 2,805 births (36% of all-time use).
How Cindi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cindi's total volume
Cindi by state
Where Cindi concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,115 | 14.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 444 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 435 | 5.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 328 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 309 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 300 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 283 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 221 | 2.9% |
1,115 of 7,696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Cindi appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cindi's data
- Cindi's decade-level peak was the 1960s (2,805 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cindis (1,115 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cindi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1942–2018 (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 Cindi 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.