Boys' name · since 2003
Cinch
191 babies named Cinch in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,232 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,204 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 191
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cinch currently ranks #10204 among boys' names in America, with 191 babies recorded since 2003.
Cinch has 191 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10204 as of the latest data, more common than 27% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #13,232 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,204 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 191 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cinch ranks #13,232 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,204 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 191 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,232 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,204 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 191
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cinch's 191 recorded births place it above 70.85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
How Cinch compares
191 37th 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
Cinch's all-time total is 48% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cinch | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 191 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cinch's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cinch splits its recorded history at 2016: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cinch popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Cinch by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (117 births, 61% of the file).
2010s was Cinch's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Cinch births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 117 births (61% of all-time use).
Cinch by state
Where Cinch concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 191 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cinch's data
- Cinch's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 2020s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Oklahoma records the most Cinchs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cinch: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Cinch 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.