Girls' name · since 1957

Cnythia

50 babies named Cnythia in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#34,974 of 72,339
all-time among girls
50
born since 1957
1960s
peak decade

Cnythia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 50 recorded since 1957.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cnythia has been recorded 50 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1981.

  • #34,974 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 50 born since 1957
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cnythia ranks #34,974 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.

#34,974 of 72,339
all-time among girls
50
born since 1957
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cnythia's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cnythia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Cnythia's full recorded timeline at 1961, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Cnythia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1981

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1957)
9
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
45678910 19571958195919601961196219661981 6

Cnythia by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (24 births, 48% of the file).

1960s was Cnythia's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Cnythia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 24 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cnythia? ▼
50 babies have been named Cnythia since 1957. All-time, it sits at #34,974 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1957 with 9 births.
Where does Cnythia sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cnythia ranks #34,974 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cnythia most popular? ▼
Cnythia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Cnythia been used? ▼
Records for Cnythia go back to 1957, giving 25 years of history through 1981.
What names are similar to Cnythia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cnya. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Cnythia's data

  • Cnythia's decade-level peak was the 1960s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cnythia

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cnythia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1957–1981 (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 Cnythia 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.