Girls' name · since 1979
Sintia
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 450 babies named Sintia, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 450
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sintia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 450 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sintia has been recorded 450 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2016.
- #12,615 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 450 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sintia ranks #12,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 450 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 450
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sintia's 450 recorded births place it above 82.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sintia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sintia splits its recorded history at 1997: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sintia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2016
- Peak year (1996)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Sintia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (173 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Sintia's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Sintia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
87 births
- 1990s
1990s
173 births
- 2000s
2000s
157 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 173 births (38% of all-time use).
Sintia by state
Where Sintia concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 100 | 22.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13 | 2.9% |
100 of 450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sintia's data
- Sintia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sintias (100 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sintia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1979–2016 (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 Sintia 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.