Cindi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SIN-dee
- Origin
- Greek
Cindi is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “from Mount Kynthos”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cindi mean?
Greek: spelling of Cindy; pet form of Cynthia, also used for Lucinda
“from Mount Kynthos”
Cynthia was an epithet of the goddess Artemis, said to have been born on Mount Kynthos on Delos.
Meaning borrowed from Cindy. More on Wiktionary.
Is Cindi a girl's or a boy's name?
Cindi is a girls' name.
How popular is Cindi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1958, with 481 girls. It first appears in the records in 1942.
Half of all the girls named Cindi in the US since 1880 were born between 1959 and 1973, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cindi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6,319 |
| 2006 | 30 | #4,684 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 35 | #3,699 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,395 |
| 1999 | 27 | #4,197 |
| 1998 | 20 | #5,119 |
| 1997 | 27 | #4,004 |
| 1996 | 39 | #3,023 |
| 1995 | 37 | #3,082 |
| 1994 | 48 | #2,580 |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,985 |
| 1992 | 38 | #3,031 |
| 1991 | 52 | #2,414 |
| 1990 | 39 | #2,895 |
| 1989 | 48 | #2,403 |
| 1988 | 57 | #2,046 |
| 1987 | 50 | #2,154 |
| 1986 | 48 | #2,169 |
| 1985 | 56 | #1,947 |
| 1984 | 66 | #1,657 |
| 1983 | 73 | #1,531 |
| 1982 | 73 | #1,599 |
| 1981 | 97 | #1,304 |
| 1980 | 85 | #1,433 |
| 1979 | 89 | #1,377 |
| 1978 | 83 | #1,397 |
| 1977 | 94 | #1,268 |
| 1976 | 100 | #1,154 |
| 1975 | 115 | #1,038 |
| 1974 | 118 | #1,013 |
| 1973 | 138 | #904 |
| 1972 | 178 | #773 |
| 1971 | 208 | #728 |
| 1970 | 204 | #729 |
| 1969 | 190 | #733 |
| 1968 | 189 | #708 |
| 1967 | 199 | #690 |
| 1966 | 204 | #683 |
| 1965 | 241 | #629 |
| 1964 | 307 | #561 |
| 1963 | 292 | #575 |
| 1962 | 330 | #536 |
| 1961 | 398 | #487 |
| 1960 | 455 | #458 |
| 1959 | 470 | #443 |
| 1958 | 481 | #428 |
| 1957 | 459 | #437 |
| 1956 | 239 | #618 |
| 1955 | 117 | #905 |
| 1954 | 116 | #890 |
| 1953 | 144 | #759 |
| 1952 | 58 | #1,249 |
| 1951 | 41 | #1,461 |
| 1950 | 26 | #1,870 |
| 1949 | 21 | #2,133 |
| 1948 | 37 | #1,519 |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,821 |
| 1946 | 29 | #1,646 |
| 1945 | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,052 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 9 | #3,192 |
Names like Cindi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Heidi Christina Cassandra Cynthia Melissa Penny Nicole Lori Robin Christine Michelle Joni
Names related to Cindi
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cindi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cindi, updated 20 October 2026.