How Many People Are Named Mindi?
An estimated 3,977 people in the United States have the first name Mindi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Mindi peaked in popularity in 1979 with 315 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mindi as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mindi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,977
About 1 in 86,184 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1979
315 births
Total Registered
4,405
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mindi
Mindi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,405 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Mindi as a female name
Ranked #18,378 in 2014
5 female births in 2014
Peak: 1979 (315 births)
Mindi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mindi span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,983 babies were registered. Mindi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mindi by Decade
How has Mindi tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mindi by State
Birth registrations for Mindi span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Wyoming, Tennessee, South Dakota. On average, about 78 Mindis were registered per state.
Mindi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mindi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mindi
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mindi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mindi?
We estimate approximately 3,977 people named Mindi are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 86,184 Americans share this first name.
Is Mindi a common name?
Mindi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,405 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mindi most popular?
Mindi reached peak popularity in 1979, when 315 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mindi is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mindi a female name?
Mindi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mindi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mindi Smith, Mindi Johnson, Mindi Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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