How Many People Are Named Mindy?
An estimated 38,118 people in the United States have the first name Mindy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Mindy peaked in popularity in 1979 with 3,722 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mindy 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 Mindy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Mindy is overwhelmingly female, 67 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Mindy has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
38,118
About 1 in 8,992 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1979
3,722 births
Total Registered
42,607
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mindy
Mindy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 42,607 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Mindy as a male name
Ranked #4,721 in 1986
9 male births in 1986
Peak: 1978 (10 births)
Mindy as a female name
Ranked #1,984 in 2024
99 female births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (3,712 births)
Mindy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mindy span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 14,061 babies were registered. Mindy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mindy by Decade
How has Mindy 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.
Mindy by State
Birth registrations for Mindy span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Alaska, Rhode Island, Vermont. On average, about 780 Mindys were registered per state.
Mindy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mindy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mindy
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mindy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mindy?
We estimate approximately 38,118 people named Mindy 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 8,992 Americans share this first name.
Is Mindy a common name?
Mindy is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 42,607 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mindy most popular?
Mindy reached peak popularity in 1979, when 3,722 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mindy is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mindy a female name?
Mindy is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mindy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mindy Smith, Mindy Johnson, Mindy 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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