Recorded 1946–1993 Girls' name Peak 1957 556 births

Cyndie — girls' name

556 babies named Cyndie in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s251950s2231960s2201970s581980s241990s6
1950s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Cyndie was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

46 babies were named Cyndie in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cyndie

The Social Security Administration has registered 556 babies named Cyndie between 1946 and 1993, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cyndie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cyndie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 223 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cyndie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Cyndie in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cyndie 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 556 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.

Cyndie at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

556

Since 1946

48 years of records

Peak year

1957

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1946

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1993

Cyndie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1946

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1957)
46
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Cyndie by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
223 births that decade — 40% of Cyndie's all-time total
1940s251950s2231960s2201970s581980s241990s6

Cyndie by state

Where Cyndie concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Cyndie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
72 12.9%
#2 Texas
5 0.9%
#3 Washington
5 0.9%
California share of Cyndie's total US births 12.9%
Even split

72 of 556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cyndie?
556 babies have been named Cyndie since 1946. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1957 with 46 births.
When was Cyndie most popular?
Cyndie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 223 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Cyndie most popular?
The top states for the name Cyndie are California (72 births), Texas (5 births), Washington (5 births).
How long has the name Cyndie been used?
Cyndie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 48 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Cyndie?
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, 1946–1993 (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.