Recorded 1967–2010 Girls' name Peak 1969 2,022 births

Cinnamon — girls' name

2,022 babies named Cinnamon in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s3341970s6851980s3491990s4882000s1592010s7
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Cinnamon was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

202 babies were named Cinnamon in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cinnamon

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,022 babies named Cinnamon between 1967 and 2010, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cinnamon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 202 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cinnamon performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 685 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cinnamon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 240 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Cinnamon in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cinnamon 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 2,022 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.

Cinnamon at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

2,022

Since 1967

44 years of records

Peak year

1969

202 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1967

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2010

Cinnamon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1967

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1969)
202
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Cinnamon by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
685 births that decade — 34% of Cinnamon's all-time total
1960s3341970s6851980s3491990s4882000s1592010s7

Cinnamon by state

Where Cinnamon concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cinnamon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
240 11.9%
#2 Texas
117 5.8%
#3 Illinois
48 2.4%
#4 New York
43 2.1%
#5 Florida
41 2.0%
#6 Michigan
39 1.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
29 1.4%
#8 Georgia
19 0.9%
California share of Cinnamon's total US births 11.9%
Even split

240 of 2,022 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Cinnamon appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cinnamon?
2,022 babies have been named Cinnamon since 1967. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1969 with 202 births.
When was Cinnamon most popular?
Cinnamon was most popular in the 1970s decade with 685 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Cinnamon most popular?
The top states for the name Cinnamon are California (240 births), Texas (117 births), Illinois (48 births).
How long has the name Cinnamon been used?
Cinnamon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 44 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Cinnamon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cindy, Cindi, Cinthia, Cinda, 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, 1967–2010 (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.