Girls' name · since 1954
Cyntia
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 483 babies named Cyntia, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 483
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cyntia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 483 have been recorded since 1954.
Cyntia has 483 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2013.
- #12,111 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 483 born since 1954
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cyntia ranks #12,111 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 483 born since 1954, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 483
- born since 1954
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cyntia's 483 recorded births place it above 83.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Cyntia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cyntia splits its recorded history at 1987: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cyntia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2013
- Peak year (1997)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Cyntia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (132 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Cyntia's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Cyntia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 45
1960s
45 births
- 1970s
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
132 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 132 births (27% of all-time use).
Cyntia by state
Where Cyntia concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 2.1% |
53 of 483 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cyntia's data
- Cyntia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (132 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cyntias (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cyntia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1954–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Cyntia 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 August 2026.