Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In English use, Cyndi is a diminutive of Cynthia. An origin associated with Cynthia is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Cyndi 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
Cyndi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,568
- 0 boys · 3,568 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 230 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 230 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,934 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.
Cyndi’s family of names
In English usage, Cyndi is a diminutive of Cynthia. In English usage, Cyndi has an alternative spelling in Cindy. In German usage, Cyndi has a related form in Cindy.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cyndi
- Cyndi LauperAmerican singerborn 1953
- Cyndi WangTaiwanese actress and singerborn 1982
- Cyndi MunsonAmerican politicianborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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