Cindylou — girls' name

What the Data Says About Cindylou

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Cindylou between 1957 and 1972, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cindylou currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cindylou performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cindylou shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cindylou 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 44 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.