Cindy: Not Always a Nickname for Cynthia (Since 1938)

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She Knows Baby Names sez the meaning of the name Cynthia is: Of Cynthus (Mount Cynthus on the island of Delos). Famous bearer: Cynthia was one of the names of the mythological moon goddess Artemis, referring to her birth on Mount Cynthus.

Cynthia had her best run from 1950 to 1969, a stretch of 20 years in the top 20, 11 of them in the top 10. Top ranking:  #7 in 1957.  

Cindy didn't make her appearance on the top 1000 until 1938 and came close to challenging Cynthia's superiority in the 1950s.  Her best year also occurred in 1957 with a ranking of #19.

My sister-in-law, born in 1964, is a Cindy.

A top 10 hit for 16-year-old Johnny Crawford during the summer of 1962.  Crawford played Chuck Connors' son on The Rifleman  -- 168 episodes over 5 seasons from 1958 to 1963.


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