Girls' name · since 2001
Cyniah
Cyniah has 341 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,737 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 341
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cyniah is the #7737 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 341 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Cyniah recorded 341 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #7737 nationally today, ahead of 55% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #14,847 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,737 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 341 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cyniah ranks #14,847 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,737 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 341 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,737 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 341
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Cyniah's 341 recorded births place it above 79.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Cyniah compares
341 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cyniah's all-time total is 9% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cyniah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 341 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cyniah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cyniah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cyniah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Cyniah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (137 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Cyniah's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Cyniah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
133 births
- 2010s
2010s
137 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 137 births (40% of all-time use).
Cyniah by state
Where Cyniah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 3.5% |
12 of 341 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cyniah's data
- Cyniah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (137 total births) through the 2020s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Cyniahs (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Cyniah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Cyniah 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.