Recorded 1953–1994 Girls' name Peak 1979 487 births

Mindie — girls' name

487 babies named Mindie in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s241960s451970s2391980s1521990s27
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Mindie was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

39 babies were named Mindie in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mindie

The Social Security Administration has registered 487 babies named Mindie between 1953 and 1994, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mindie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mindie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 239 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mindie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Mindie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mindie 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 487 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.

Mindie at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

487

Since 1953

42 years of records

Peak year

1979

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1953

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1994

Mindie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1953

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1979)
39
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
01020304050 19941988198319781973196819591953 5

Mindie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
239 births that decade — 49% of Mindie's all-time total
1950s241960s451970s2391980s1521990s27

Mindie by state

Where Mindie concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Mindie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Utah
10 2.1%
#2 Illinois
5 1.0%
Utah share of Mindie's total US births 2.1%
Even split

10 of 487 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mindie?
487 babies have been named Mindie since 1953. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1979 with 39 births.
When was Mindie most popular?
Mindie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 239 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Mindie most popular?
The top states for the name Mindie are Utah (10 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Mindie been used?
Mindie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 42 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Mindie?
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.

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, 1953–1994 (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.