Total births
487
Girls' name · since 1953
Mindie
Mindie has 487 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 487
- total births
- 1953–1994
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
Mindie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 487 have been recorded since 1953.
Mindie has 487 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1994.
- 487 total births
- 1953–1994 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 49% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
487 girls have been named Mindie since 1953, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1994.
- 487
- total births
- 1953–1994
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
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.
Mindie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mindie's full recorded timeline at 1977, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1953, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mindie at a glance
Last recorded 1994Peak year
1979
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1953
Mindie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1994
- Peak year (1979)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Mindie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Mindie's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Mindie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 45
1960s
45 births
- 1970s
1970s
239 births
- 1980s
1980s
152 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 239 births (49% of all-time use).
Mindie by state
Where Mindie concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
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? ▼
Records for Mindie go back to 1953, giving 42 years of history 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.
What to do with Mindie's data
- Mindie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (239 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Mindies (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Mindie
Nearby Names Like Mindie
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mindie
Minnie Girl
#2694 159,280 births
Mindy Girl
#1985 42,615 births
Mina Girl
#609 19,267 births
Minerva Girl
#2434 15,823 births
Mindi Girl
4,405 births
Compare Mindie side by side: Mindie vs Minnie Mindie vs Mindy Mindie vs Mina
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1953–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mindie: Baby Name Since 1953 - 487 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mindie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Mindie 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 July 2026.