Sindy
Sindy was the 10012th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 1166th; the most babies were born in 1979 (88). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,803 places. More babies were named Sindy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cindy) pet form of Cynthia or Lucinda · English, Greek, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #10,012 girls, up 963 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197988 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,773babies recorded
What does the name Sindy mean?
Sindy is a spelling of Cindy, pronounced the same way, so it shares Cindy's meaning and origin.
Cindy is a pet form of Cynthia and Lucinda, and also of Cinderella, as Wiktionary notes. Cynthia is Greek Kynthia, an epithet of Artemis from Mount Kynthos on Delos; Lucinda is a literary elaboration of Lucia, from Latin lux 'light'. Cindy was very popular in the US in the 1950s and 1960s.
Κυνθία (Kynthia) (Ancient Greek, “of Mount Kynthos”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Cynthia, Lucinda, Cindi, Sindy.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cindy', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cynthia', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Sindy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,012 | 10 |
| 2020 | #10,975 | 9 |
| 2010 | #5,224 | 27 |
| 2000 | #2,669 | 56 |
| 1990 | #2,198 | 59 |
| 1980 | #2,530 | 38 |
| 1970 | #2,924 | 24 |
| 1960 | #1,538 | 53 |
| 1950 | #3,927 | 9 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sindy, counting every spelling?
Sindy is a spelling of Cindy, a name family that ranked #1,644 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #10,012 for Sindy on its own. Together these spellings went to 110 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy | 100 | #1,929 | 569 |
| Sindy | 10 | #10,012 | 56 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sindy?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sindy (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sindy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sindy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sindy?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Sindy are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 24 and 57. That makes Sindy mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sindy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sindy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sindy
What does Sindy mean?
Sindy is a spelling of Cindy, which means “pet form of Cynthia or Lucinda” (English, Greek, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Sindy?
Sindy was the 10012th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 1166th; the most babies were born in 1979 (88). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,803 places. More babies were named Sindy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sindy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sindy in the US.