Boys' name · since 1962
Cid
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 213 babies named Cid, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,558 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,873 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 213
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cid currently ranks #9873 among boys' names in America, with 213 babies recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Cid recorded 213 times among boys since 1962, holding rank #9873 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #12,558 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,873 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 213 born since 1962
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cid ranks #12,558 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,873 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 213 born since 1962, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,558 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,873 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 213
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cid's 213 recorded births place it above 72.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Cid compares
213 39th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cid's all-time total is 42% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cid | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 213 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cid splits its recorded history at 2002: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Cid by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (53 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Cid's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Cid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
33 births
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cid's data
- Cid's decade-level peak was the 2010s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1962–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cid draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.