Recorded 1958–2011 Girls' name Peak 2001 174 births

Cynthya — girls' name

174 babies named Cynthya in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s61980s301990s682000s602010s5
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Cynthya was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

17 babies were named Cynthya in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cynthya

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Cynthya between 1958 and 2011, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cynthya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cynthya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cynthya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cynthya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cynthya 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 174 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.

Cynthya at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

174

Since 1958

54 years of records

Peak year

2001

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1958

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2011

Cynthya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1958

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2001)
17
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
05101520 201120052001199719941991198819781958 5

Cynthya by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
68 births that decade — 39% of Cynthya's all-time total
1950s51970s61980s301990s682000s602010s5

Cynthya by state

Where Cynthya concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cynthya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 3.4%
California share of Cynthya's total US births 3.4%

6 of 174 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cynthya?
174 babies have been named Cynthya since 1958. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2001 with 17 births.
When was Cynthya most popular?
Cynthya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Cynthya most popular?
The top states for the name Cynthya are California (6 births).
How long has the name Cynthya been used?
Cynthya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 54 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Cynthya?
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, 1958–2011 (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.