Cindylou
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Meaning & Origin of Cindylou
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television series that ran from 2012 to 2015. It was created by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele for Comedy Central; both had previously worked on Mad TV.
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The Story of Cindylou
Cindylou first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1957, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1959, when 10 Cindylous were born — ranking #4,031 that year. As of 2026, Cindylou ranks #7,291 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 44 Cindylous have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Cindylou
Cindylou is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 44 births in the dataset. Cindylou's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #4,031. Use the chart and map above to compare Cindylou's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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