Girls' name · since 1947
Cynde
264 babies named Cynde in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 264
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cynde is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 264 have been recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cynde has been recorded 264 times among girls since 1947, 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 1947 to 1978.
- #17,060 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 264 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cynde ranks #17,060 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 264 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #17,060 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 264
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cynde's 264 recorded births place it above 76.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cynde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cynde splits its recorded history at 1961: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cynde popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1978
- Peak year (1957)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Cynde by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (110 births, 42% of the file).
1950s was Cynde's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Cynde births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s
1950s
110 births
- 1960s
1960s
103 births
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 110 births (42% of all-time use).
Cynde by state
Where Cynde concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 9 | 3.4% |
9 of 264 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cynde's data
- Cynde's decade-level peak was the 1950s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cyndes (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cynde: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1947–1978 (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 Cynde 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.