Recorded 1947–1993 Girls' name Peak 1957 1,022 births

Cindie — girls' name

1,022 babies named Cindie 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.

1940s241950s4141960s3941970s1341980s391990s17
1950s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Cindie was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

91 babies were named Cindie in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cindie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,022 babies named Cindie between 1947 and 1993, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cindie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 91 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cindie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 414 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cindie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 135 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Cindie in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cindie 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 1,022 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.

Cindie at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

1,022

Since 1947

47 years of records

Peak year

1957

91 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1947

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1993

Cindie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1947

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1957)
91
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Cindie by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
414 births that decade — 41% of Cindie's all-time total
1940s241950s4141960s3941970s1341980s391990s17

Cindie by state

Where Cindie concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cindie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
135 13.2%
#2 Ohio
31 3.0%
#3 Michigan
24 2.3%
#4 New York
18 1.8%
#5 Pennsylvania
12 1.2%
#6 Washington
11 1.1%
#7 Illinois
10 1.0%
#8 Texas
6 0.6%
California share of Cindie's total US births 13.2%
Even split

135 of 1,022 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Cindie appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cindie?
1,022 babies have been named Cindie since 1947. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1957 with 91 births.
When was Cindie most popular?
Cindie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 414 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Cindie most popular?
The top states for the name Cindie are California (135 births), Ohio (31 births), Michigan (24 births).
How long has the name Cindie been used?
Cindie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 47 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Cindie?
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.

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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, 1947–1993 (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.