Recorded 2000–2022 Girls' name Peak 2009 213 births

Cynia — girls' name

213 babies named Cynia in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1262010s682020s19
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Cynia was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

27 babies were named Cynia in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cynia

The Social Security Administration has registered 213 babies named Cynia between 2000 and 2022, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cynia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cynia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cynia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Cynia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cynia 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 213 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.

Cynia at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

213

Since 2000

23 years of records

Peak year

2009

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2000

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2022

Cynia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2000

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2009)
27
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
051015202530 20222019201520122009200620032000 5

Cynia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
126 births that decade — 59% of Cynia's all-time total
2000s1262010s682020s19

Cynia by state

Where Cynia concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Cynia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 2.3%
#2 Texas
5 2.3%
Illinois share of Cynia's total US births 2.3%
Even split

5 of 213 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cynia?
213 babies have been named Cynia since 2000. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2009 with 27 births.
When was Cynia most popular?
Cynia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Cynia most popular?
The top states for the name Cynia are Illinois (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Cynia been used?
Cynia has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 23 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Cynia?
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, 2000–2022 (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.