Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Cyndy is a variant of Cynthia. An origin associated with Cynthia is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Cyndy 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. Cyndy is a variant 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
Cyndy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,395
- 0 boys · 1,395 girls
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 91 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 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 91 in 1958. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,928 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.
Cyndy’s family of names
In English usage, Cyndy is a diminutive of Cynthia. In English usage, Cyndy has an alternative spelling in Cindy. Cyndy has a related form in Cynthia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cyndy
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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