Cindylee
A feminine name combining Cindy, a diminutive of Cynthia meaning "woman of the moon", with Lee, an English name meaning "clearing".
Name Census estimates that about 26 living Americans carry the first name Cindylee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Cindylee today is around 66 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Cindylee births was 1956 (7 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Cindylee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Cindylee is about 66 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Cindylees were born before 1970.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Cindylee. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
26
~ 1 in 13,182,859 Americans
Peak year
1956
7 babies that year
Average age
66
years old
1969 SSA rank
#7,664
Tracked since 1956
Popularity
Cindylee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Cindylee from the 1950s through to the 1960s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 24 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1950s peak, Cindylee remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Cindylee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Cindylee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Cindylee
Cindylee is a relatively modern name that appears to have originated in the mid-20th century as a combination of the names Cindy and Lee. It does not have roots in any specific language or culture from ancient times.
The name Cindy is a diminutive form of the name Cynthia, which itself derives from the Greek word Kynthios, meaning "from Mount Kynthos" on the island of Delos. In Greek mythology, Cynthia was an epithet for the goddess Artemis, who was born on Mount Kynthos. The name Lee is an English surname that can also be used as a given name, derived from the Old English word "leah" meaning a meadow or clearing in a forest.
The earliest known use of the name Cindylee appears to be in the late 1940s or early 1950s, likely as a combination of the popular names Cindy and Lee. It gained popularity as a feminine given name in the United States and other English-speaking countries during the mid-20th century.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Cindylee was Cindylee Eastman, an American actress and model who appeared in several films and television shows in the 1960s and 1970s, including "The Swimmer" (1968) and "The Love Machine" (1971).
Another individual with the name Cindylee is Cindylee Manns, a former American actress and model who was born in 1961. She appeared in various television shows and films in the 1980s and 1990s, including "Dallas" and "The Gauntlet."
Cindylee Dickinson, born in 1960, is an American former professional tennis player who achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 16 in the world in 1982.
Cindylee Ryder, born in 1957, is an American former professional golfer who won two events on the LPGA Tour in the 1980s.
Cindylee Cloer, born in 1963, is an American former professional basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the Cleveland Rockers in the late 1990s.
People
Cindylee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Cindylee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Cindylee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cindylee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 26 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Cindylee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 13,182,859 US residents.
Is Cindylee a common name?
We classify Cindylee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 44.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 34 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Cindylee most popular?
The single biggest year for Cindylee was 1956, when 7 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Cindylee is about 66 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Cindylee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Cindylee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Cindylee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Cindylee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Cindylee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Cindylee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Cindylee?
For a quick modern take, check how many people have the name Cindylee on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.