Girls' name · since 1970
Contina
484 babies named Contina in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,094 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 484
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
484 girls have been named Contina since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Contina has 484 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1985.
- #12,094 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 484 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Contina ranks #12,094 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 484 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,094 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 484
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Contina's 484 recorded births place it above 83.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Contina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Contina splits its recorded history at 1977: 13% of all births land in the more recent half, 87% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 209 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Contina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1985
- Peak year (1972)
- 209
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Contina by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (455 births, 94% of the file).
1970s was Contina's strongest decade.
455 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 94% of all-time use.
Contina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
455 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 455 births (94% of all-time use).
Contina by state
Where Contina concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 43 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 31 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 26 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 23 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 23 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 22 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Texas | | 22 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 20 | 4.1% |
43 of 484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Contina appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Contina's data
- Contina's decade-level peak was the 1970s (455 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Continas (43 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Contina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1970–1985 (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 Contina 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.