Recorded 1950–2014 Girls' name Peak 1979 4,405 births

Mindi — girls' name

4,405 babies named Mindi in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1681960s6421970s19831980s11861990s2922000s992010s35
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Mindi was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

315 babies were named Mindi in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mindi

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,405 babies named Mindi between 1950 and 2014, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mindi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 315 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mindi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,983 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Mindi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 296 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Mindi in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mindi 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 4,405 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.

Mindi at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

4,405

Since 1950

65 years of records

Peak year

1979

315 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1950

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2014

Mindi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1950

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1979)
315
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
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Mindi by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
1,983 births that decade — 45% of Mindi's all-time total
1950s1681960s6421970s19831980s11861990s2922000s992010s35

Mindi by state

Where Mindi concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mindi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
296 6.7%
#2 Texas
268 6.1%
#3 Ohio
249 5.7%
#4 Utah
230 5.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
172 3.9%
#6 New York
150 3.4%
#7 Michigan
144 3.3%
#8 Indiana
130 3.0%
California share of Mindi's total US births 6.7%
Even split

296 of 4,405 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.

Mindi appears in 31 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mindi?
4,405 babies have been named Mindi since 1950. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1979 with 315 births.
When was Mindi most popular?
Mindi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,983 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Mindi most popular?
The top states for the name Mindi are California (296 births), Texas (268 births), Ohio (249 births).
How long has the name Mindi been used?
Mindi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 65 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Mindi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Minnie, Mindy, Mina, Minerva, 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, 1950–2014 (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.