Girls' name · since 1946

Synovia

32 babies named Synovia in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#40,360 of 72,339
all-time among girls
32
born since 1946
1960s
peak decade

Synovia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 32 have been recorded since 1946.

Synovia has 32 recorded births among girls since 1946, 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 1946 to 1990.

  • #40,360 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 32 born since 1946
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Synovia ranks #40,360 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.

#40,360 of 72,339
all-time among girls
32
born since 1946
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Synovia's 32 recorded births place it above 44.13% 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.

Synovia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Synovia splits its recorded history at 1986: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1946 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Synovia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1946)
6
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
4.555.566.5 194619641965198619881990 5

Synovia by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (11 births, 34% of the file).

1960s was Synovia's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Synovia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 11 births (34% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Synovia?
Synovia has been given to 32 babies in the U.S. since 1946, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #40,360 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1990. 6 babies were born in 1946, its single highest year.
Where does Synovia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Synovia ranks #40,360 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 Synovia most popular?
Synovia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Synovia been used?
The SSA has tracked Synovia since 1946 -- 45 years through the most recent 1990 data.
What names are similar to Synovia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Synthia, Syncere, Syniah, Synia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Synovia's data

  • Synovia's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Synovia: 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, 1946–1990 (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 Synovia 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.