Girls' name · since 1949
Cidney
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 875 babies named Cidney, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 875
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cidney is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 875 have been recorded since 1949.
Cidney has 875 recorded births among girls since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2017.
- #8,220 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 875 born since 1949
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cidney ranks #8,220 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 875 born since 1949, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 875
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cidney's 875 recorded births place it above 88.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Cidney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cidney splits its recorded history at 1999: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 58 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cidney popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2017
- Peak year (1999)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Cidney popularity over time - boys
17 total births recorded since 1967 (Cidney as boys' name)
Cidney by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (359 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Cidney's strongest decade.
359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Cidney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
347 births
- 2000s
2000s
359 births
- 2010s 94
2010s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 359 births (41% of all-time use).
How Cidney compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cidney's total volume
Cidney by state
Where Cidney concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 43 | 4.9% |
| #2 | California | | 34 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.6% |
43 of 875 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Cidney's data
- Cidney's decade-level peak was the 2000s (359 total births); usage has since declined to 94 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cidneys (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cidney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1949–2017 (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 Cidney 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.