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Mindy

/ˈmɪndi/ · 100% girls · 75 born in 2025

Mindy has been given to about 42,682 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɪndi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 40,460
Median age today47 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mindy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1979 · 3,722
  • Born in 202575
  • All time42,682
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Mindy?

Its best year was 1979, when 3,722 babies were given the name, ranking 81st. The typical living American called Mindy is about 47 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Mindy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cindy0.85
  2. Lindy0.85
  3. Windy0.85
  4. Mindi0.79
  5. Mandy0.70
  6. Misty0.64
  7. Missy0.64
  8. Mandi0.64

Middle names for Mindy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mindy Anne0.81
  2. Mindy Eve0.80
  3. Mindy Elizabeth0.78
  4. Mindy Catherine0.78
  5. Mindy Josephine0.78
  6. Mindy Rose0.77

Sibling names for Mindy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aprilsister · 0.89
  2. Jaimeeither · 0.89
  3. Hollysister · 0.88
  4. Bridgetsister · 0.88
  5. Jamieeither · 0.86
  6. Damonbrother · 0.85

Where Mindy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.02%
  2. New Jersey0.01%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mindy Anderson0.77
  2. Mindy Reyes0.72
  3. Mindy Nguyen0.72
  4. Mindy Lee0.72
  5. Mindy Hall0.72
  6. Mindy Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mindy

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Mindy across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.