Girls' name · since 1880
Cinda
Cinda has 4,590 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,590
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
4,590 girls have been named Cinda since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Cinda has 4,590 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2011.
- #2,719 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,590 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cinda ranks #2,719 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,590 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #2,719 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,590
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cinda's 4,590 recorded births place it above 96.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Cinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cinda's full recorded timeline at 1944, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 218 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2011
- Peak year (1953)
- 218
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Cinda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,879 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Cinda's strongest decade.
1,879 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Cinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 43
1880s
43 births
- 1890s 62
1890s
62 births
- 1900s 58
1900s
58 births
- 1910s 102
1910s
102 births
- 1920s 59
1920s
59 births
- 1930s 117
1930s
117 births
- 1940s
1940s
851 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,879 births
- 1960s
1960s
891 births
- 1970s 343
1970s
343 births
- 1980s 132
1980s
132 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,879 births (41% of all-time use).
How Cinda 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 Cinda's total volume
Cinda by state
Where Cinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| 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% |
390 of 4,590 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Cinda appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cinda's data
- Cinda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,879 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Cindas (390 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Cinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~131 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, 1880–2011 (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 Cinda 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.