Recorded 1919–1944 Girls' name Peak 1920 26 births

Cennie — girls' name

26 babies named Cennie in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

26 girls have been named Cennie since 1919, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1944.

26
total births
1919–1944
years on record
1920s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Cennie was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

6 babies were named Cennie in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cennie

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Cennie between 1919 and 1944, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cennie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cennie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cennie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cennie 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 26 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.

Cennie at a glance

Last recorded 1944

Total births

26

Since 1919

26 years of records

Peak year

1920

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1944

Active since

1919

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1944

Cennie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1919

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1920)
6
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Cennie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 62% of Cennie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cennie?
26 babies have been named Cennie since 1919. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1920 with 6 births.
When was Cennie most popular?
Cennie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Cennie been used?
Cennie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 26 years of data through 1944.
What names are similar to Cennie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cena, Cendy, Cennet, Ceniyah, 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, 1919–1944 (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.