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Cynthia vs Martha

Martha leads today (#712 vs #1,013), though both are past their peak.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Cynthia and Martha per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

13.1k26.2k39.3k1880192019602000CynthiaMartha1880: Cynthia 61 · Martha 1,0401881: Cynthia 47 · Martha 1,0441882: Cynthia 45 · Martha 1,2291883: Cynthia 66 · Martha 1,2551884: Cynthia 59 · Martha 1,4431885: Cynthia 59 · Martha 1,4251886: Cynthia 56 · Martha 1,4911887: Cynthia 55 · Martha 1,5041888: Cynthia 58 · Martha 1,7691889: Cynthia 76 · Martha 1,7111890: Cynthia 79 · Martha 1,7841891: Cynthia 67 · Martha 1,7441892: Cynthia 80 · Martha 1,9151893: Cynthia 73 · Martha 1,8051894: Cynthia 58 · Martha 1,9681895: Cynthia 58 · Martha 2,0961896: Cynthia 63 · Martha 2,0221897: Cynthia 80 · Martha 1,9901898: Cynthia 72 · Martha 2,1841899: Cynthia 71 · Martha 1,9071900: Cynthia 87 · Martha 2,4371901: Cynthia 67 · Martha 1,8861902: Cynthia 63 · Martha 2,0301903: Cynthia 65 · Martha 1,9801904: Cynthia 60 · Martha 2,0191905: Cynthia 63 · Martha 2,0911906: Cynthia 77 · Martha 2,1991907: Cynthia 80 · Martha 2,2741908: Cynthia 56 · Martha 2,3241909: Cynthia 76 · Martha 2,5101910: Cynthia 86 · Martha 2,8581911: Cynthia 105 · Martha 3,0191912: Cynthia 157 · Martha 3,9111913: Cynthia 165 · Martha 4,5381914: Cynthia 183 · Martha 5,4321915: Cynthia 216 · Martha 7,2161916: Cynthia 224 · Martha 7,6101917: Cynthia 240 · Martha 8,2611918: Cynthia 271 · Martha 8,3411919: Cynthia 264 · Martha 8,3221920: Cynthia 285 · Martha 8,7091921: Cynthia 295 · Martha 9,2641922: Cynthia 282 · Martha 9,0211923: Cynthia 310 · Martha 8,9611924: Cynthia 366 · Martha 9,3201925: Cynthia 340 · Martha 8,7621926: Cynthia 392 · Martha 8,5561927: Cynthia 432 · Martha 8,3041928: Cynthia 472 · Martha 8,2521929: Cynthia 487 · Martha 7,6391930: Cynthia 596 · Martha 7,8321931: Cynthia 632 · Martha 7,4811932: Cynthia 637 · Martha 7,5791933: Cynthia 772 · Martha 7,1641934: Cynthia 1,021 · Martha 7,6041935: Cynthia 990 · Martha 7,6211936: Cynthia 983 · Martha 7,3921937: Cynthia 1,181 · Martha 7,9531938: Cynthia 1,365 · Martha 8,5781939: Cynthia 1,489 · Martha 8,4931940: Cynthia 1,882 · Martha 8,6951941: Cynthia 2,296 · Martha 9,1561942: Cynthia 2,726 · Martha 9,5131943: Cynthia 2,894 · Martha 9,7041944: Cynthia 2,570 · Martha 9,3351945: Cynthia 3,127 · Martha 8,7521946: Cynthia 6,895 · Martha 9,7591947: Cynthia 10,530 · Martha 10,6511948: Cynthia 12,240 · Martha 10,0111949: Cynthia 12,901 · Martha 9,8081950: Cynthia 14,447 · Martha 9,8391951: Cynthia 16,295 · Martha 9,6051952: Cynthia 19,878 · Martha 9,6961953: Cynthia 25,140 · Martha 9,2631954: Cynthia 27,615 · Martha 8,5961955: Cynthia 27,178 · Martha 7,9301956: Cynthia 32,339 · Martha 7,7111957: Cynthia 39,340 · Martha 7,3611958: Cynthia 31,014 · Martha 6,7501959: Cynthia 30,186 · Martha 6,4391960: Cynthia 26,706 · Martha 5,8311961: Cynthia 24,393 · Martha 5,7241962: Cynthia 24,025 · Martha 5,1591963: Cynthia 21,589 · Martha 4,8871964: Cynthia 20,321 · Martha 4,4481965: Cynthia 19,239 · Martha 3,8011966: Cynthia 17,418 · Martha 3,2701967: Cynthia 15,340 · Martha 2,9101968: Cynthia 14,050 · Martha 2,5821969: Cynthia 13,516 · Martha 2,4281970: Cynthia 12,913 · Martha 2,3681971: Cynthia 12,143 · Martha 2,1901972: Cynthia 10,173 · Martha 1,8941973: Cynthia 8,743 · Martha 1,7251974: Cynthia 7,557 · Martha 1,8341975: Cynthia 6,539 · Martha 1,7921976: Cynthia 6,012 · Martha 1,5981977: Cynthia 5,782 · Martha 1,5961978: Cynthia 5,403 · Martha 1,4861979: Cynthia 4,931 · Martha 1,4431980: Cynthia 4,700 · Martha 1,5551981: Cynthia 4,859 · Martha 1,5721982: Cynthia 4,427 · Martha 1,4491983: Cynthia 4,553 · Martha 1,3491984: Cynthia 4,622 · Martha 1,2101985: Cynthia 4,129 · Martha 1,2211986: Cynthia 3,422 · Martha 1,1531987: Cynthia 3,392 · Martha 1,1431988: Cynthia 3,784 · Martha 1,1381989: Cynthia 3,778 · Martha 1,2491990: Cynthia 3,797 · Martha 1,2671991: Cynthia 3,707 · Martha 1,1321992: Cynthia 3,548 · Martha 1,1461993: Cynthia 3,383 · Martha 1,0581994: Cynthia 3,161 · Martha 9541995: Cynthia 2,957 · Martha 9281996: Cynthia 3,190 · Martha 8811997: Cynthia 2,714 · Martha 8631998: Cynthia 2,631 · Martha 7791999: Cynthia 2,225 · Martha 7422000: Cynthia 2,038 · Martha 7882001: Cynthia 1,921 · Martha 7592002: Cynthia 1,833 · Martha 7182003: Cynthia 1,662 · Martha 6402004: Cynthia 1,521 · Martha 6032005: Cynthia 1,574 · Martha 6012006: Cynthia 1,420 · Martha 5832007: Cynthia 1,234 · Martha 5312008: Cynthia 1,076 · Martha 5052009: Cynthia 893 · Martha 4512010: Cynthia 835 · Martha 4122011: Cynthia 733 · Martha 3742012: Cynthia 750 · Martha 3922013: Cynthia 601 · Martha 3442014: Cynthia 636 · Martha 3832015: Cynthia 580 · Martha 3672016: Cynthia 552 · Martha 3972017: Cynthia 462 · Martha 3762018: Cynthia 419 · Martha 3492019: Cynthia 378 · Martha 3492020: Cynthia 308 · Martha 3542021: Cynthia 346 · Martha 3952022: Cynthia 315 · Martha 4052023: Cynthia 308 · Martha 4392024: Cynthia 331 · Martha 4352025: Cynthia 247 · Martha 393
CynthiaMartha

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CynthiaMartha
2025 rank
#1,013
#712
Babies named in 2025
247
393
Peak year
1957
1880
Trend
Declining since 1985
Declining since 1985
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
711,453
551,741
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