Girls' name · since 1886
Cindy
Cindy has 257,294 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #160 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,929 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 257,294
- born since 1886
- 1960s
- peak decade
Cindy currently ranks #1929 among girls' names in America, with 257,294 babies recorded since 1886.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cindy has been recorded 257,294 times among girls since 1886, currently ranked #1929 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.
- #160 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,929 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 257,294 born since 1886
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cindy ranks #160 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,929 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 257,294 born since 1886, peaking in the 1960s.
- #160 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,929 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 257,294
- born since 1886
- 1960s
- peak decade
Cindy's 257,294 recorded births place it above 99.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cindy compares
257,294 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cindy's all-time total is 684x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cindy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 257,294 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20,272 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cindy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cindy splits its recorded history at 1963: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1886 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 20,272 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cindy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 20,272
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Cindy popularity over time - boys
771 total births recorded since 1946 (Cindy as boys' name)
Cindy by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (91,595 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Cindy's strongest decade.
91,595 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Cindy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 35
1900s
35 births
- 1910s 81
1910s
81 births
- 1920s 117
1920s
117 births
- 1930s 277
1930s
277 births
- 1940s 5,469
1940s
5,469 births
- 1950s
1950s
83,979 births
- 1960s
1960s
91,595 births
- 1970s 30,876
1970s
30,876 births
- 1980s 16,020
1980s
16,020 births
- 1990s 15,039
1990s
15,039 births
- 2000s 9,896
2000s
9,896 births
- 2010s 3,182
2010s
3,182 births
- 2020s 708
2020s
708 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 91,595 births (36% of all-time use).
How Cindy 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 Cindy's total volume
Cindy by state
Where Cindy concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35,330 | 13.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17,960 | 7.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 17,170 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 13,487 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 12,627 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 12,356 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 11,901 | 4.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 7,011 | 2.7% |
35,330 of 257,294 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Cindy appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cindy's data
- Cindy's decade-level peak was the 1960s (91,595 total births); usage has since declined to 708 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cindys (35,330 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 Cindy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1886–2025 (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 Cindy 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.