Entry № 0536 · English, Greek origin

Cindy Cindy — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SIN-dee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
English, Greek
Meaning
"From Kynthos (Cindy Crawford supermodel; Cindy Lauper; Cindy Sherman)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 950
First recorded
Modern (English)

A name that means "from kynthos (cindy crawford supermodel; cindy lauper; cindy sherman)".

Cindy is the English diminutive of Cynthia — from the Greek *Kynthia* ("from Mount Kynthos" on Delos, the birthplace of Artemis). **A top-25 US baby name from 1956 to 1972**. **Cindy Crawford (born 1966)** — **American supermodel; one of the original five supermodels of the early 1990s (with Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, and Claudia Schiffer); 500+ magazine covers; the trademark mole above her lip became one of the most photographed faces of the era**. **Cyndi Lauper (born 1953)** — American singer; **"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (1983) — first female artist to have four top-5 singles from a debut album**. **Cindy Sherman (born 1954)** — American photographer; *Untitled Film Stills* (1977-80) and decades of self-portraiture made her one of the highest-paid living photographers; sold for $3.9M in 2011.

Subject of countless 1990s fashion histories.

From Mount Kynthos. Cindy Crawford's mole; Cyndi Lauper's four top-5 debut singles; Cindy Sherman's self-portraits.

The name in its native script.

Cindy
Transliteration
Cindy
Pronunciation
/ ˈsɪn.di /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Cindy stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 950 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 9 in 1957
Babies named Cindy · last year
195 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1941
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #9 NOW · #950

Cindys before her.

Real people
Cindy Crawford
American supermodel.
born 1966
Cyndi Lauper
American singer.
born 1953
Cindy Sherman
American photographer.
born 1954
In fiction
Cindy
Brady Bunch.
1969

Names connected to Cindy.

The number behind Cindy.

9

The Humanitarian

Cindy reduces to nine — the number of Mount Kynthos.

Why families chose this name.

"Crawford's Kynthos. Five letters. Cindy."
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