Is Cindy a boy or girl name?
Cindy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 123 girls and 0 boys were named Cindy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 257,965 US babies named Cindy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,661
- Babies named Cindy since 1886
- 257,965
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 20,307 babies
Boys and girls named Cindy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 81 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 117 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 277 | 100% |
| 1940s | 17 | 5,470 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 128 | 83,980 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 213 | 91,594 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 141 | 30,877 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 172 | 16,020 | 98.9% |
| 1990s | 95 | 15,039 | 99.4% |
| 2000s | 5 | 9,896 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,181 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 607 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,661 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,615 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,945 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,782 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,526 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,320 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,331 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 230 | #1,098 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 257 | #1,029 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 249 | #1,059 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 395 | #711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 342 | #795 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 367 | #756 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 445 | #642 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 553 | #528 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 567 | #532 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 731 | #433 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 820 | #397 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 881 | #368 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 988 | #325 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,052 | #305 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,160 | #272 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,221 | #258 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,863 | 1,232 | #258 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,244 | #263 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,333 | #236 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,963 | 1,292 | #236 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,715 | 1,421 | #206 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,497 | #195 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,118 | 1,498 | #199 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,841 | 1,507 | #196 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,258 | 1,642 | #176 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,354 | 1,671 | #183 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,528 | 1,612 | #184 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,807 | 1,566 | #187 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,922 | 1,566 | #177 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,983 | 1,558 | #179 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,740 | 1,424 | #194 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,173 | 1,447 | #185 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,850 | 1,594 | #174 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,131 | 1,541 | #179 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,809 | 1,548 | #177 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,726 | 1,729 | #167 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,058 | 1,747 | #163 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,895 | 1,866 | #150 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,199 | 2,087 | #136 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,094 | 2,041 | #134 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,228 | 2,159 | #132 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,070 | 2,262 | #120 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,655 | 2,505 | #112 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,478 | 2,852 | #103 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,324 | 3,280 | #92 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,678 | 3,737 | #80 |
| 1971 | 21 | #1,994 | 4,905 | #70 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,132 | 5,049 | #72 |
| 1969 | 23 | #1,739 | 4,957 | #74 |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,043 | 5,237 | #67 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,372 | 5,781 | #59 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,150 | 6,793 | #56 |
| 1965 | 23 | #1,630 | 7,778 | #53 |
| 1964 | 20 | #1,800 | 9,322 | #47 |
| 1963 | 23 | #1,664 | 11,087 | #37 |
| 1962 | 30 | #1,428 | 12,300 | #34 |
| 1961 | 20 | #1,830 | 13,387 | #33 |
| 1960 | 32 | #1,408 | 14,952 | #30 |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,364 | 16,972 | #25 |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,778 | 16,585 | #25 |
| 1957 | 35 | #1,320 | 20,272 | #19 |
| 1956 | 18 | #1,896 | 9,979 | #37 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,600 | 5,589 | #79 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,509 | 4,714 | #91 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,485 | 3,825 | #99 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 2,546 | #140 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 2,031 | #154 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,467 | #185 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,772 | 1,261 | #212 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,163 | #213 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,129 | 1,133 | #223 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,603 | 677 | #284 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 332 | #389 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 264 | #446 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 237 | #477 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 225 | #496 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 104 | #690 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 74 | #828 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 63 | #883 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 53 | #974 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,363 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,386 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,361 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,713 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,071 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,827 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,014 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,574 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,607 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,913 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,603 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,591 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,808 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,180 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,488 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,423 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,250 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,487 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,845 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,567 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,921 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,536 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,416 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,677 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,052 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,634 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,536 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,004 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,902 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,770 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,637 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,516 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,985 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,638 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,318 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,170 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,136 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cindy reached #1,320 in 1957. As a girl name, it reached #19 in 1957. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cindy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.