Cymande
Cymande are a British funk group that was originally active in the early 1970s. The band name derives from a calypso word for "dove", which symbolises peace and love; "Dove" is also the title of one of their best-known songs.
Meaning & Origin of Cymande
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cymande are a British funk group that was originally active in the early 1970s. The band name derives from a calypso word for "dove", which symbolises peace and love; "Dove" is also the title of one of their best-known songs.
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The Story of Cymande
The earliest SSA record of Cymande as a baby boy name dates back to 1973, when 9 babies received it. 1973 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Cymande — #3,445 in the national rankings. Cymande last appeared in the published SSA data in 1973, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 9 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Cymande
Cymande is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 9 births in the dataset. Cymande's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #3,445. Use the chart and map above to compare Cymande's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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