Girls' name · since 1946
Cyndie
Cyndie has 556 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,092 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 556
- born since 1946
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cyndie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 556 have been recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cyndie has been recorded 556 times among girls since 1946, 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 1946 to 1993.
- #11,092 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 556 born since 1946
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cyndie ranks #11,092 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 556 born since 1946, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,092 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 556
- born since 1946
- 1950s
- peak decade
Cyndie's 556 recorded births place it above 84.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cyndie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cyndie splits its recorded history at 1963: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cyndie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1993
- Peak year (1957)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Cyndie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (223 births, 40% of the file).
1950s was Cyndie's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Cyndie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s
1950s
223 births
- 1960s
1960s
220 births
- 1970s 58
1970s
58 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 223 births (40% of all-time use).
How Cyndie 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 Cyndie's total volume
Cyndie by state
Where Cyndie concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 72 | 12.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Washington | | 5 | 0.9% |
72 of 556 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Cyndie's data
- Cyndie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (223 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cyndies (72 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cyndie: 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 (~47 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, 1946–1993 (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 Cyndie 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.