Recorded 1959–1976 Girls' name Peak 1965 53 births

Cynthina — girls' name

53 babies named Cynthina in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s351970s13
1960s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Cynthina was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

11 babies were named Cynthina in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cynthina

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Cynthina between 1959 and 1976, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cynthina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cynthina performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cynthina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cynthina 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 53 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.

Cynthina at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

53

Since 1959

18 years of records

Peak year

1965

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1959

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1976

Cynthina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1959

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1965)
11
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 19761970196719661965196419621959 5

Cynthina by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
35 births that decade — 66% of Cynthina's all-time total
1950s51960s351970s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cynthina?
53 babies have been named Cynthina since 1959. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1965 with 11 births.
When was Cynthina most popular?
Cynthina was most popular in the 1960s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Cynthina been used?
Cynthina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 18 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Cynthina?
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, 1959–1976 (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.