Recorded 1880–2011 Girls' name Peak 1953 4,590 births

Cinda — girls' name

4,590 babies named Cinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1950s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Cinda was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

219 babies were named Cinda in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,590 babies named Cinda between 1880 and 2011, spanning 132 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 219 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cinda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 1,879 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Cinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 390 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Indiana and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Cinda in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cinda 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 4,590 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.

Cinda at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

4,590

Since 1880

132 years of records

Peak year

1953

219 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1880

Recorded for 132 years

Last year on file: 2011

Cinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1880

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1953)
219
Annual births at peak — across 132 years of records
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Cinda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
1,879 births that decade — 41% of Cinda's all-time total
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Cinda by state

Where Cinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
390 8.5%
#2 Indiana
301 6.6%
#3 Illinois
231 5.0%
#4 California
220 4.8%
#5 Pennsylvania
181 3.9%
#6 Michigan
170 3.7%
#7 Texas
147 3.2%
#8 Iowa
100 2.2%
Ohio share of Cinda's total US births 8.5%
Even split

390 of 4,590 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Cinda appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cinda?
4,590 babies have been named Cinda since 1880. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1953 with 219 births.
When was Cinda most popular?
Cinda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 1,879 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
Where is Cinda most popular?
The top states for the name Cinda are Ohio (390 births), Indiana (301 births), Illinois (231 births).
How long has the name Cinda been used?
Cinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 132 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Cinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cindy, Cindi, Cinthia, Cinnamon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2011 (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.