Recorded 1953–1980 Girls' name Peak 1959 78 births

Cylinda — girls' name

78 babies named Cylinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s321960s261970s151980s5
1950s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Cylinda was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

13 babies were named Cylinda in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cylinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Cylinda between 1953 and 1980, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cylinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cylinda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cylinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cylinda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cylinda 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 78 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.

Cylinda at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

78

Since 1953

28 years of records

Peak year

1959

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1953

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1980

Cylinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1953

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1959)
13
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
468101214 198019751974197019681963196219601959195719551953 8

Cylinda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
32 births that decade — 41% of Cylinda's all-time total
1950s321960s261970s151980s5

Cylinda by state

Where Cylinda concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cylinda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 9.0%
Texas share of Cylinda's total US births 9.0%

7 of 78 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cylinda?
78 babies have been named Cylinda since 1953. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1959 with 13 births.
When was Cylinda most popular?
Cylinda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Cylinda most popular?
The top states for the name Cylinda are Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Cylinda been used?
Cylinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 28 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Cylinda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cylie, Cylee, Cyla, Cyleigh, and 4 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, 1953–1980 (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.