Recorded 1979–2016 Girls' name Peak 1996 450 births

Sintia — girls' name

450 babies named Sintia in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s871990s1732000s1572010s28

The verdict

450 girls have been named Sintia since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2016.

450
total births
1979–2016
years on record
1990s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Sintia was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

36 babies were named Sintia in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sintia

The Social Security Administration has registered 450 babies named Sintia between 1979 and 2016, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sintia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sintia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 173 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sintia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 100 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sintia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sintia 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 450 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.

Sintia at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

450

Since 1979

38 years of records

Peak year

1996

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1979

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2016

Sintia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1979

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1996)
36
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Sintia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
173 births that decade — 38% of Sintia's all-time total
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Sintia by state

Where Sintia concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sintia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
100 22.2%
#2 Texas
13 2.9%
California share of Sintia's total US births 22.2%
Even split

100 of 450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sintia?
450 babies have been named Sintia since 1979. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1996 with 36 births.
When was Sintia most popular?
Sintia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 173 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Sintia most popular?
The top states for the name Sintia are California (100 births), Texas (13 births).
How long has the name Sintia been used?
Sintia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 38 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Sintia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sindy, Sinai, Sina, Sincere, 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, 1979–2016 (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.