Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In English use, Cindi is a diminutive of Cynthia. An origin associated with Cynthia is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Cindi is a diminutive of Cynthia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1942. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Cindi is a diminutive of Cynthia. The history of Cynthia gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Cynthia is a name for the moon goddess.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Cindi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,696
- 0 boys · 7,696 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 481 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 481 in 1958. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,473 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cindi’s family of names
In English usage, Cindi is a diminutive of Cynthia. In English usage, Cindi has an alternative spelling in Cindy. Cindi has a related form in Cynthia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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