Recorded 1947–1978 Girls' name Peak 1957 264 births

Cynde — girls' name

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.

1940s151950s1101960s1031970s36
1950s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Cynde was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

25 babies were named Cynde in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cynde

The Social Security Administration has registered 264 babies named Cynde between 1947 and 1978, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cynde currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cynde performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cynde shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 9 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cynde in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cynde 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 264 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.

Cynde at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

264

Since 1947

32 years of records

Peak year

1957

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1947

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1978

Cynde popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1947

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1957)
25
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
051015202530 197819721967196319601957195419491947 5

Cynde by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
110 births that decade — 42% of Cynde's all-time total
1940s151950s1101960s1031970s36

Cynde by state

Where Cynde concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cynde
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
9 3.4%
California share of Cynde's total US births 3.4%

9 of 264 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cynde?
264 babies have been named Cynde since 1947. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1957 with 25 births.
When was Cynde most popular?
Cynde was most popular in the 1950s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Cynde most popular?
The top states for the name Cynde are California (9 births).
How long has the name Cynde been used?
Cynde has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 32 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Cynde?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cynthia, Cyndi, Cyndy, Cyndee, 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, 1947–1978 (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.