Cindy Crawford
There are approximately 117 people named Cindy Crawford living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,929,524 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Cindy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Crawford. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
117
1 in 2,929,524
Named Cindy
210K
Alive today
Named Crawford
191K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 210K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1957
Average age: 57
Estimated bearers: 191K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #156
Per 100K: 55.75
Top ancestry: White (68.6%)
First name trend
Cindy: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Cindy. The peak year was 1957 with 20,307 births. The average person named Cindy today is 57 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Crawford surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Crawford, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 68.6%.
- White68.6%
- Black or African American25.6%
- Two or more races2.3%
- Hispanic or Latino2.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Cindy has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0612% of the US population, based on 209,904 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Crawford appears at a rate of 55.75 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0558%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 117 people with the full name Cindy Crawford. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Cindy Crawford: questions and answers
How many people are named Cindy Crawford?
We estimate approximately 117 people in the United States share the full name Cindy Crawford. That works out to about 1 in 2,929,524 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0612%) with the surname frequency (55.75 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Cindy Crawford?
We classify Cindy Crawford as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,929,524 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Cindy a male or female name?
Cindy is predominantly female. Out of 257,965 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Cindy profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.