Girl name English origin Christian tradition

Mindy

MIN-dee · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Diminutive of Melinda; dark or gentle
Language
English
Culture
English;Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
diminutive · mid-century
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1984
2024 births99
Peak year1979
First appeared1940
Total US births42,540
1979 peak19401961198220032024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MinMindee
Alternate spellings
MindiMindieMyndee
In other languages
Mindy (English)

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Mindy Kaling (actress/writer)
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