Mindy is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Mindy means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Mindy across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Mindy has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Mindy is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “honeybee or dark, gentle”. A pet form of Melinda.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 42,682 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 160 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Mindy per year, United States (1940 to 2025). United States peaked in 1979 (3,722/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (15/yr).
Mindy has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1979, when it ranked #165 nationally (given to 3,722 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1970s.
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