Girls' name · since 1966
Synethia
Synethia has 123 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,880 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Synethia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 123 recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Synethia recorded 123 times among girls since 1966, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1991.
- #24,880 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 123 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Synethia ranks #24,880 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 123 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,880 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 123
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Synethia's 123 recorded births place it above 65.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Synethia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Synethia's full recorded timeline at 1980, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Synethia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1991
- Peak year (1982)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Synethia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (55 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Synethia's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Synethia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 55 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Synethia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Synethia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1966–1991 (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 Synethia 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.