Girl · Greek, through English
Cindy
Say it: SIN-dee
Meaning
A pet form of Cynthia (Greek, 'of Mount Kynthos', an epithet of Artemis) or of Lucinda.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Popular as a full name in the US from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1950s
In the United States
- 257,484 babies given this name since 1886
- At its height in 1957, about 1 in 101 girls
- 139 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Cyndi, Cindi
Famous bearers
- Cindy Crawford, American model
- Cyndi Lauper, American singer
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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