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Mindy

“Variant of Melinda — Modern coinage — blended from Melanie and Melissa with -inda” — Modern coinage origin

Girl's name · #2401 in the US (2025) · Retro

Mindy reached #81 in 1979 and has faded to #2401 since. About 43,000 girls have carried it since 1940. In New York and New Jersey it runs 5–8× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,400 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 13,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mindys

• Mindy Kaling — American actress, writer, and comedian
• Mindy McCready — American country music singer (1975–2013)
• Mindy Sterling — American actress
• Mindy Cohn — American actress
• Mindy Finn — American academic

In stories & tradition

• Mindy Simmons — The Simpsons
• Mindy Lewis — Guiding Light
• Mindy Meeks-Martin — Scream · Scream VI

What Mindys become

Among 71 notable people named Mindy:

Entertainers appear 2.09× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mindy Kaling, American actress, writer, and comedian.

Similar names: Malinda · Hollie · Mylie · Lindy · Jahzara · Wendy

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