Girls' name · since 1957

Cythina

110 babies named Cythina in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#26,047 of 72,339
all-time among girls
110
born since 1957
1960s
peak decade

Cythina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 110 recorded since 1957.

Cythina has 110 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1988.

  • #26,047 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 110 born since 1957
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cythina ranks #26,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.

#26,047 of 72,339
all-time among girls
110
born since 1957
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cythina's 110 recorded births place it above 63.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cythina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Cythina's full recorded timeline at 1970, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Cythina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1988

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1964)
12
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
468101214 195719601964196619701972197919851988 5

Cythina by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (48 births, 44% of the file).

1960s was Cythina's strongest decade.

48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Cythina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 48 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cythina?
Since 1957, Social Security records show 110 babies named Cythina. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #26,047 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1988. Its busiest year on record was 1964, with 12 births.
Where does Cythina sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cythina ranks #26,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cythina most popular?
Cythina was most popular in the 1960s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Cythina been used?
Records for Cythina go back to 1957, giving 32 years of history through 1988.
What names are similar to Cythina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cythia, Cythnia, Cytlaly, Cytlali, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Cythina's data

  • Cythina's decade-level peak was the 1960s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Cythina

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cythina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1957–1988 (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 Cythina 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.