Cindy is the short form of Cynthia, a Greek epithet of the moon goddess Artemis meaning "woman from Kynthos", the mountain on Delos where she was born. It stood on its own as a top 100 name from the 1950s to the 1980s, carried by supermodel Cindy Crawford and singer Cyndi Lauper, and remains a favorite in Latino families. Cindy ranked number 263 in 2000 but has since slipped out of the top 1000 to number 1929 in 2025.