Cindy
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given name Cynthia and Lucinda; also used as a formal female given name. Shortened from Lucinda and Cinderella. In the 20th century adopted as a pet form of Cynthia.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Cindy (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Cindy has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 12 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2010 | 16 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 369 |
| 2000 | 374 |
| 2001 | 384 |
| 2002 | 396 |
| 2003 | 411 |
| 2004 | 418 |
| 2005 | 426 |
| 2006 | 430 |
| 2007 | 446 |
| 2008 | 472 |
| 2009 | 490 |
| 2010 | 512 |
| 2011 | 530 |
| 2012 | 548 |
| 2013 | 560 |
| 2014 | 574 |
| 2015 | 583 |
| 2016 | 605 |
| 2017 | 613 |
| 2018 | 627 |
| 2019 | 637 |
| 2020 | 649 |
Cindy in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Cindy.Hi! My name is Cindy.
- Har du träffat Cindy? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Cindy? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Cindy i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Cindy this afternoon.
- Cindys mamma är lärare.Cindy's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Cindys mamma is Cindy's mum.
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What does the name Cindy mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the female given name Cynthia and Lucinda; also used as a formal female given name. Shortened from Lucinda and Cinderella. In the 20th century adopted as a pet form of Cynthia.
How popular is Cindy in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Cindy in 2022. In 2020, 649 people in Sweden had Cindy as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2010 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.