Recorded 1963–1989 Girls' name Peak 1963 60 births

Cynthis — girls' name

60 babies named Cynthis in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s311970s181980s11
1960s
Peak decade

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

1963
Single peak year

8 babies were named Cynthis in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cynthis

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Cynthis between 1963 and 1989, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cynthis currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cynthis performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cynthis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cynthis 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 60 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.

Cynthis at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

60

Since 1963

27 years of records

Peak year

1963

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1963

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1989

Cynthis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1963

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1963)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
456789 1989198519731971197019681967196519641963 8

Cynthis by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
31 births that decade — 52% of Cynthis's all-time total
1960s311970s181980s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cynthis?
60 babies have been named Cynthis since 1963. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1963 with 8 births.
When was Cynthis most popular?
Cynthis was most popular in the 1960s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Cynthis been used?
Cynthis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 27 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Cynthis?
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, 1963–1989 (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.