Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Sindi isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sindi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 618
- 0 boys · 618 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 23 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 6 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 817 as a first name in 2020; 267 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sindi’s family of names
In English usage, Sindi is a diminutive of SYNTHIA.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Sindi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Silvia
“a woodland dweller”
>99% girls
Sarina
“princess”
>99% girls
Simone
“God has heard” · “one who listens well”
1% boys · 99% girls
Selina
“heavenly”
>99% girls
Cecily
Cecily is a feminine given name from Latin.
>99% girls
Celina
“heaven”
>99% girls
Stormy
Stormy is a variant of Storm. One American interpretation is “of the tempest; stormy weather; having an impetuous nature.”
8% boys · 92% girls
Sydney
“of the wide meadow”
2% boys · 98% girls