Recorded 1884–1983 Girls' name Peak 1969 290 births

Cyntha — girls' name

290 babies named Cyntha in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s111910s211920s51940s101950s781960s1191970s411980s5
1960s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Cyntha was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

17 babies were named Cyntha in 1969 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cyntha

The Social Security Administration has registered 290 babies named Cyntha between 1884 and 1983, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cyntha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cyntha performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Cyntha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cyntha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cyntha 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 290 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.

Cyntha at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

290

Since 1884

100 years of records

Peak year

1969

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1884

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 1983

Cyntha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1884

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1969)
17
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
05101520 198319701966196219581954194619151884 6

Cyntha by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
119 births that decade — 41% of Cyntha's all-time total
1880s111910s211920s51940s101950s781960s1191970s411980s5

Cyntha by state

Where Cyntha concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cyntha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.7%
California share of Cyntha's total US births 1.7%

5 of 290 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cyntha?
290 babies have been named Cyntha since 1884. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1969 with 17 births.
When was Cyntha most popular?
Cyntha was most popular in the 1960s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Cyntha most popular?
The top states for the name Cyntha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Cyntha been used?
Cyntha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 100 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Cyntha?
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, 1884–1983 (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.