Recorded 1960–2021 Girls' name Peak 1996 590 births

Cydni — girls' name

590 babies named Cydni in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s261970s101980s381990s2512000s1942010s582020s13
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Cydni was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

37 babies were named Cydni in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cydni

The Social Security Administration has registered 590 babies named Cydni between 1960 and 2021, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cydni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cydni performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 251 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Cydni shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Cydni in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cydni 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 590 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.

Cydni at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

590

Since 1960

62 years of records

Peak year

1996

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1960

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2021

Cydni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1960

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1996)
37
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
010203040 202120122007200219971992198519651960 5

Cydni by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
251 births that decade — 43% of Cydni's all-time total
1960s261970s101980s381990s2512000s1942010s582020s13

Cydni by state

Where Cydni concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Cydni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 2.7%
#2 Louisiana
6 1.0%
Texas share of Cydni's total US births 2.7%
Even split

16 of 590 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cydni?
590 babies have been named Cydni since 1960. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1996 with 37 births.
When was Cydni most popular?
Cydni was most popular in the 1990s decade with 251 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Cydni most popular?
The top states for the name Cydni are Texas (16 births), Louisiana (6 births).
How long has the name Cydni been used?
Cydni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 62 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Cydni?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cydney, Cydnee, Cyd, Cydnie, 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, 1960–2021 (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.