Girls' name · since 1940
Cynda
Cynda has 642 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 642
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cynda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 642 recorded since 1940.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cynda has been recorded 642 times among girls since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1999.
- #10,084 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 642 born since 1940
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cynda ranks #10,084 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 642 born since 1940, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,084 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 642
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cynda's 642 recorded births place it above 86.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cynda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cynda splits its recorded history at 1964: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cynda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1999
- Peak year (1947)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Cynda by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (223 births, 35% of the file).
1950s was Cynda's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Cynda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
133 births
- 1950s
1950s
223 births
- 1960s
1960s
130 births
- 1970s 75
1970s
75 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 223 births (35% of all-time use).
How Cynda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cynda's total volume
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What to do with Cynda's data
- Cynda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (223 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cynda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1940–1999 (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 Cynda 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.