Girls' name · since 1956
Gindy
Gindy has 22 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1972 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #44,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gindy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gindy has been recorded 22 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1976.
- #44,697 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gindy ranks #44,697 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #44,697 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Gindy's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gindy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gindy splits its recorded history at 1973: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gindy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1976
- Peak year (1972)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Gindy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 77% of the file).
1970s was Gindy's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Gindy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gindy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1956–1976 (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 Gindy 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.