Girls' name · since 1945
Cindra
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 604 babies named Cindra, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,515 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 604
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
604 girls have been named Cindra since 1945, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cindra has been recorded 604 times among girls since 1945, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1985.
- #10,515 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 604 born since 1945
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cindra ranks #10,515 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 604 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,515 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 604
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cindra's 604 recorded births place it above 85.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Cindra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cindra splits its recorded history at 1961: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cindra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1985
- Peak year (1956)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Cindra by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (307 births, 51% of the file).
1950s was Cindra's strongest decade.
307 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Cindra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 59
1940s
59 births
- 1950s
1950s
307 births
- 1960s
1960s
185 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 307 births (51% of all-time use).
How Cindra 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 Cindra's total volume
Cindra by state
Where Cindra concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 16 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.8% |
28 of 604 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Cindra's data
- Cindra's decade-level peak was the 1950s (307 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cindras (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cindra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1945–1985 (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 Cindra 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.