Mindy
Pet form of Melinda, an eighteenth-century literary coinage on Greek meli, “honey.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Mindy first shows up in the national records in 1940. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 1 different years between 1979 and 1979. Its biggest year was 1979, when 3,712 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 81 nationally. All told, 42,682 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Mindi (4,405) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Melinda
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 85 | No. 2013 |
| 1950s | 4,322 | No. 371 |
| 1960s | 5,460 | No. 357 |
| 1970s | 14,022 | No. 81 |
| 1980s | 12,657 | No. 131 |
| 1990s | 3,177 | No. 421 |
| 2000s | 1,395 | No. 1168 |
| 2010s | 969 | No. 1809 |
| 2020s | 528 | No. 1792 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.