Recorded 1971–1988 Girls' name Peak 1988 13 births

Cardia — girls' name

13 babies named Cardia in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s7
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Cardia was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

7 babies were named Cardia in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cardia

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Cardia between 1971 and 1988, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cardia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cardia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cardia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cardia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 13 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cardia at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

13

Since 1971

18 years of records

Peak year

1988

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1971

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1988

Cardia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1971

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1988)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
5.566.577.5 19881971 6

Cardia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
7 births that decade — 54% of Cardia's all-time total
1970s61980s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cardia?
13 babies have been named Cardia since 1971. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1988 with 7 births.
When was Cardia most popular?
Cardia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Cardia been used?
Cardia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 18 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Cardia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.