Girls' name · since 1921
Sindy
Sindy has 2,773 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,784 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,527 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,773
- born since 1921
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,773 babies have been named Sindy since 1921, making it today's #9527 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sindy has been recorded 2,773 times among girls since 1921, currently ranked #9527 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #3,784 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,527 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,773 born since 1921
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sindy ranks #3,784 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,527 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,773 born since 1921, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,784 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,527 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,773
- born since 1921
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sindy's 2,773 recorded births place it above 94.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sindy compares
2,773 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sindy's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sindy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,773 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sindy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sindy's full recorded timeline at 1986, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 88 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sindy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Sindy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (535 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Sindy's strongest decade.
535 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Sindy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
363 births
- 1960s
1960s
401 births
- 1970s
1970s
324 births
- 1980s
1980s
354 births
- 1990s
1990s
523 births
- 2000s
2000s
535 births
- 2010s 191
2010s
191 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 535 births (19% of all-time use).
How Sindy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sindy's total volume
Sindy by state
Where Sindy concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 514 | 18.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 259 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 188 | 6.8% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 25 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 22 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 18 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Washington | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.2% |
514 of 2,773 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Sindy appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sindy's data
- Sindy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (535 total births); usage has since declined to 65 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sindys (514 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sindy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~104 yrs)
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, 1921–2025 (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 Sindy 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.