Girls' name · since 1953
Cylinda
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.
- #29,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 78
- born since 1953
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cylinda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 78 recorded since 1953.
Social Security Administration records show Cylinda recorded 78 times among girls since 1953, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1980.
- #29,860 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 78 born since 1953
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cylinda ranks #29,860 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 1953, peaking in the 1950s.
- #29,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 78
- born since 1953
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cylinda's 78 recorded births place it above 58.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Cylinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cylinda's full recorded timeline at 1963, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1959 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cylinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1980
- Peak year (1959)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Cylinda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (32 births, 41% of the file).
1950s was Cylinda's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Cylinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
32 births
- 1960s
1960s
26 births
- 1970s
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 32 births (41% of all-time use).
Cylinda by state
Where Cylinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 9.0% |
7 of 78 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cylinda's data
- Cylinda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (32 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cylindas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cylinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1953–1980 (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 Cylinda 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.