Is Mindy a boy or girl name?
Mindy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 99 girls and 0 boys were named Mindy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 42,607 US babies named Mindy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,984
- Babies named Mindy since 1940
- 42,607
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 3,722 babies
Boys and girls named Mindy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 85 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 4,322 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 5,460 | 100% |
| 1970s | 39 | 14,022 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 28 | 12,657 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,177 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,395 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 969 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 453 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,984 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,797 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,333 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,409 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,127 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,008 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,006 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,278 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,163 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,369 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,975 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,896 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,935 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,935 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,813 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,804 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,812 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,766 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,593 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,460 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,570 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,407 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,373 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,199 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,168 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,070 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,058 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 216 | #921 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 251 | #812 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 239 | #824 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 274 | #759 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 330 | #666 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 414 | #565 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 477 | #498 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 602 | #421 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 711 | #360 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 821 | #301 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 957 | #265 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,721 | 1,072 | #244 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 1,116 | #232 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 1,347 | #199 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 1,222 | #207 |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,025 | 1,322 | #206 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,294 | 1,827 | #155 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,314 | 2,262 | #131 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,984 | 3,712 | #81 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,763 | 1,593 | #170 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 1,235 | #205 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,279 | 1,166 | #210 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 1,308 | #192 |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,039 | 1,313 | #194 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 1,117 | #228 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 862 | #292 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,403 | 1,010 | #284 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 706 | #354 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 648 | #357 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 581 | #381 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 496 | #419 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 474 | #429 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 451 | #449 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 540 | #420 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 561 | #404 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 583 | #394 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 537 | #424 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 589 | #392 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 560 | #397 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 588 | #377 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 599 | #371 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 546 | #380 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 508 | #390 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 439 | #413 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 385 | #441 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 265 | #519 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 306 | #476 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 126 | #772 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,048 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,465 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,929 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,466 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,386 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,394 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,412 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,865 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,835 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mindy reached #3,763 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #81 in 1979. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mindy
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.