US rank #13161 Boys' name Peak 2012 184 births

Cinch — #13161 US boys' name

184 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.

2000s272010s1172020s40
#13161
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 8% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Cinch was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

20 babies were named Cinch in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cinch

The Social Security Administration has registered 184 babies named Cinch between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cinch currently holds the #13161 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cinch performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cinch shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cinch in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cinch 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 184 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.

Cinch at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

184

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2012

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,161

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cinch popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
20
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
0510152025 2024202120182015201220092003 6

Cinch by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
117 births that decade — 64% of Cinch's all-time total
2000s272010s1172020s40

Cinch by state

Where Cinch concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cinch
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
5 2.7%
Oklahoma share of Cinch's total US births 2.7%

5 of 184 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cinch?
184 babies have been named Cinch since 2003. It currently ranks #13161 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 20 births.
When was Cinch most popular?
Cinch was most popular in the 2010s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Cinch most popular?
The top states for the name Cinch are Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Cinch been used?
Cinch has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cinch?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cindy, Cincere, Cinque, Cinsere, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2003–2024 (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.