Recorded 1948–2006 Girls' name Peak 1997 210 births

Cydne — girls' name

210 babies named Cydne in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s391960s241980s201990s712000s45
1990s
Peak decade

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

1997
Single peak year

11 babies were named Cydne in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cydne

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Cydne between 1948 and 2006, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cydne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cydne performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cydne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cydne 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 210 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.

Cydne at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

210

Since 1948

59 years of records

Peak year

1997

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1948

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2006

Cydne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1948

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1997)
11
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
4681012 200620011997199319881963195719501948 6

Cydne by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
71 births that decade — 34% of Cydne's all-time total
1940s111950s391960s241980s201990s712000s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cydne?
210 babies have been named Cydne since 1948. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1997 with 11 births.
When was Cydne most popular?
Cydne was most popular in the 1990s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Cydne been used?
Cydne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 59 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Cydne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cydney, Cydnee, Cydni, Cyd, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1948–2006 (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.