Mindy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MIN-dee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,675 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,387 for girls
Mindy is a girls' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 2,387th for girls in the US (75 babies).
What does Mindy mean?
English: pet form of Melinda
Pet form of Melinda; familiar from the 1970s US sitcom Mork & Mindy.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Mindy a girl's or a boy's name?
Mindy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 75 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mindy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,675among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 28,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Mindy, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,948th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 15 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mindy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.
Mindy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,675 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,481 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 14 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
How popular is Mindy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,387among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 75about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 75 girls in the US were named Mindy, making it the 2,387th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,115th. Its busiest year was 1979, with 3,712 girls. It first appears in the records in 1940.
Half of all the girls named Mindy in the US since 1880 were born between 1971 and 1985, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mindy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | #2,387 |
| 2024 | 99 | #1,980 |
| 2023 | 113 | #1,792 |
| 2022 | 80 | #2,319 |
| 2021 | 75 | #2,384 |
| 2020 | 86 | #2,115 |
| 2019 | 96 | #1,999 |
| 2018 | 98 | #1,997 |
| 2017 | 82 | #2,268 |
| 2016 | 90 | #2,149 |
| 2015 | 78 | #2,351 |
| 2014 | 101 | #1,967 |
| 2013 | 106 | #1,888 |
| 2012 | 102 | #1,929 |
| 2011 | 103 | #1,927 |
| 2010 | 113 | #1,809 |
| 2009 | 120 | #1,792 |
| 2008 | 120 | #1,808 |
| 2007 | 122 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 135 | #1,590 |
| 2005 | 146 | #1,451 |
| 2004 | 126 | #1,561 |
| 2003 | 142 | #1,394 |
| 2002 | 141 | #1,369 |
| 2001 | 171 | #1,192 |
| 2000 | 172 | #1,166 |
| 1999 | 188 | #1,068 |
| 1998 | 186 | #1,054 |
| 1997 | 216 | #921 |
| 1996 | 251 | #810 |
| 1995 | 239 | #821 |
| 1994 | 274 | #757 |
| 1993 | 330 | #665 |
| 1992 | 414 | #565 |
| 1991 | 477 | #497 |
| 1990 | 602 | #421 |
| 1989 | 711 | #360 |
| 1988 | 821 | #301 |
| 1987 | 957 | #265 |
| 1986 | 1,072 | #244 |
| 1985 | 1,116 | #232 |
| 1984 | 1,347 | #199 |
| 1983 | 1,222 | #207 |
| 1982 | 1,322 | #206 |
| 1981 | 1,827 | #155 |
| 1980 | 2,262 | #131 |
| 1979 | 3,712 | #81 |
| 1978 | 1,593 | #170 |
| 1977 | 1,235 | #205 |
| 1976 | 1,166 | #210 |
| 1975 | 1,308 | #192 |
| 1974 | 1,313 | #194 |
| 1973 | 1,117 | #228 |
| 1972 | 862 | #292 |
| 1971 | 1,010 | #284 |
| 1970 | 706 | #353 |
| 1969 | 648 | #357 |
| 1968 | 581 | #380 |
| 1967 | 496 | #419 |
| 1966 | 474 | #428 |
| 1965 | 451 | #447 |
| 1964 | 540 | #420 |
| 1963 | 561 | #404 |
| 1962 | 583 | #394 |
| 1961 | 536 | #424 |
| 1960 | 590 | #391 |
| 1959 | 560 | #397 |
| 1958 | 588 | #376 |
| 1957 | 599 | #371 |
| 1956 | 546 | #380 |
| 1955 | 508 | #387 |
| 1954 | 439 | #411 |
| 1953 | 385 | #440 |
| 1952 | 265 | #516 |
| 1951 | 306 | #475 |
| 1950 | 126 | #770 |
| 1949 | 23 | #2,012 |
| 1948 | 17 | #2,415 |
| 1947 | 9 | #3,704 |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,023 |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,052 |
| 1943 | 9 | #3,248 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
Names like Mindy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Melody Marnie Holly Ivy Darcie Robyn Autumn Penny Molly Heidi Lily Mia
Names related to Mindy
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Mindy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mindy, updated 20 October 2026.