Is Mindy a boy or girl name?

Mindy is primarily a girl name in U.S. records: about 100% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Mindy?

The average Mindy alive today is an estimated 47 years old. People named Mindy were most often born around 1979.

When was the name Mindy most popular?

Mindy peaked in 1979 with 3,722 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Mindy have?

In one report's words: perky, sitcom-ready, upbeat. Mindy ranks #1222 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Mindy — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe | Understand Your Name

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Origin & Meaning

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Mindy began as a diminutive of Melinda, an eighteenth-century English coinage. American parents adopted it as a standalone name by the 1940s. A hit prime-time sitcom pushed it into national heavy rotation in 1978.

Also answers toMin, Mindy-Lou

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1940–2025

SSA Data

1940 peak: 3,722 souls, A.D. 1979 2025

2025: 75 born, holding steady

Estimated Age

47 yrs

Most Mindys were born around 1979 — remembers life before email.

Peak Reign

1979

№81 that year

Generation

Gen X, 45%

then Millennial 32% · Boomer 15%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈43K ever born · holding steady

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Mindy grew up with

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roller rinks·the Rubik's Cube·the Atari 2600

Generation Distribution — Living Mindys

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Boomer 15%Gen X 45%Millennial 32%Gen Z 6%Gen Alpha 3%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Mindy peaked in 1979.

Estimated average age: 47.

What people think

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Vintage Modern

Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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First Impressions

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The name reads squarely as late Gen X, with roller skates and feathered hair trailing closely behind. A Mindy is rarely imagined as quiet; the name suggests someone who organizes the office gift exchange with terrifying efficiency. The average bearer is forty-seven years old today. She is almost certainly the only Mindy in the conference room.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

The name climbed to number eighty-one in 1979 with about four thousand births, riding a prime-time television wave.

Field Note 02

Nearly half of all living Mindys belong to Generation X, with Millennials holding another thirty-two percent.

Field Note 03

Annual registrations have settled to around seventy-five births a year, functioning now as a deliberate retro choice.

Notable Mindys

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Mindy Cohnactress, b. 1966

Mindy Kalingactress and writer, b. 1979

Adjacent Names

Christy · Stacy · Tara · Tammy · Heidi · Brandy

Ephemera — If Mindy were a…

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City

Boulder, Colorado

Color

Rainbow suspender red

Stationery

Sanrio memo pad with miniature pen

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