Girls' name · since 1953

Cynthie

Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 65 babies named Cynthie, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

65
total births
1953–1968
years on record
1960s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade

Cynthie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 65 have been recorded since 1953.

Cynthie has 65 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1968.

  • 65 total births
  • 1953–1968 years on record
  • 1960s peak decade
  • 72% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

65 girls have been named Cynthie since 1953, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1968.

65
total births
1953–1968
years on record
1960s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Cynthie was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

10 babies were named Cynthie in 1964 - its busiest year on record.

Cynthie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Cynthie's full recorded timeline at 1964, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Cynthie at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

65

Since 1953

16 years of records

Peak year

1964

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1953

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1968

Cynthie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1968

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1964)
10
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
4681012 195319571959196119641965196619671968 5

Cynthie by decade

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

1960s was Cynthie's strongest decade.

47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.

Cynthie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 47 births (72% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cynthie?
Since 1953, Social Security records show 65 babies named Cynthie. The most recent recorded year was 1968. Its busiest year on record was 1964, with 10 births.
When was Cynthie most popular?
Cynthie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Cynthie been used?
Records for Cynthie go back to 1953, giving 16 years of history through 1968.
What names are similar to Cynthie?
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 July 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, 1953–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cynthie: Baby Name Since 1953 - 65 Births, Peak 1964." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cynthie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Cynthie 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 July 2026.