Girls' name · since 1948
Cydne
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.
- #19,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 210
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cydne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 210 have been recorded since 1948.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cydne has been recorded 210 times among girls since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2006.
- #19,293 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 210 born since 1948
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cydne ranks #19,293 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 210 born since 1948, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 210
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cydne's 210 recorded births place it above 73.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cydne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cydne's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cydne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2006
- Peak year (1997)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Cydne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (71 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Cydne's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Cydne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 71 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Cydne's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (71 total births) through the 2000s (45) -- 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 Cydne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1948–2006 (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 Cydne 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.