Recorded 1953–1968 Girls' name Peak 1964 65 births

Cynthie — girls' name

65 babies named Cynthie in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s181960s47
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.

What the Data Says About Cynthie

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Cynthie between 1953 and 1968, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cynthie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cynthie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cynthie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cynthie 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 65 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.

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 · 1968–1953

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1964)
10
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 196819671966196519641961195919571953 6

Cynthie by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
47 births that decade — 72% of Cynthie's all-time total
1950s181960s47

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cynthie?
65 babies have been named Cynthie since 1953. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year 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?
Cynthie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 16 years of data 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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1953–1968 (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.