Girls' name · since 1986
Cintya
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 142 babies named Cintya, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,330 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 142
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cintya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 142 have been recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Cintya recorded 142 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2007.
- #23,330 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 142 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cintya ranks #23,330 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 142 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,330 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 142
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cintya's 142 recorded births place it above 67.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cintya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cintya's full recorded timeline at 1998, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cintya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2007
- Peak year (2001)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Cintya by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (72 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Cintya's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Cintya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
- 2000s
2000s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 72 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Cintya's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (72 total births) through the 2000s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cintya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1986–2007 (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 Cintya 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.