Recorded 1969–2022 Boys' name Peak 1998 339 births

Cinque — boys' name

339 babies named Cinque in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s721980s331990s1112000s922010s192020s7
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Cinque was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

27 babies were named Cinque in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cinque

The Social Security Administration has registered 339 babies named Cinque between 1969 and 2022, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cinque currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cinque performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Cinque shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cinque in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cinque 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 339 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.

Cinque at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

339

Since 1969

54 years of records

Peak year

1998

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1969

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2022

Cinque popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1969

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1998)
27
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
051015202530 20222007200219971992198319771969 5

Cinque by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
111 births that decade — 33% of Cinque's all-time total
1960s51970s721980s331990s1112000s922010s192020s7

Cinque by state

Where Cinque concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cinque
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.8%
California share of Cinque's total US births 1.8%

6 of 339 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cinque?
339 babies have been named Cinque since 1969. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1998 with 27 births.
When was Cinque most popular?
Cinque was most popular in the 1990s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Cinque most popular?
The top states for the name Cinque are California (6 births).
How long has the name Cinque been used?
Cinque has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 54 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Cinque?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cindy, Cincere, Cinch, 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, 1969–2022 (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.