Recorded 1953–1983 Girls' name Peak 1960 391 births

Cynitha — girls' name

391 babies named Cynitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s781960s2021970s991980s12
1960s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Cynitha was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

27 babies were named Cynitha in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cynitha

The Social Security Administration has registered 391 babies named Cynitha between 1953 and 1983, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cynitha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cynitha performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 202 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cynitha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cynitha 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 391 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.

Cynitha at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

391

Since 1953

31 years of records

Peak year

1960

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1953

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1983

Cynitha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1953

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1960)
27
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
051015202530 19831976197219681964196019561953 6

Cynitha by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
202 births that decade — 52% of Cynitha's all-time total
1950s781960s2021970s991980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cynitha?
391 babies have been named Cynitha since 1953. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1960 with 27 births.
When was Cynitha most popular?
Cynitha was most popular in the 1960s decade with 202 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Cynitha been used?
Cynitha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 31 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Cynitha?
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, 1953–1983 (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.