Cynthia
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning from Mount Cynthus; epithet of Artemis.
How Cynthia has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #540 |
| 2016 | #563 |
| 2017 | #636 |
| 2018 | #692 |
| 2019 | #748 |
| 2020 | #873 |
| 2021 | #806 |
| 2022 | #888 |
| 2023 | #873 |
| 2024 | #826 |
Cynthia by the numbers
In 2025, 13 babies in England and Wales were named Cynthia. In the US, 460 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 39,321 babies in 1957, so it is a 1950s name that has since fallen a long way.
Names that come from Cynthia
Forms of Cynthia in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cynthia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Cynthia
Names that are said the same way as Cynthia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Synthia11 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cynthia
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