Cynthia

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Cynthia is a feminine given name. It is often thought to be of Greek origin, but words and names with "inth" are actually Pre-Greek names belonging to another language family, before the Indo-European migrations. The name has been in use in the Anglosphere since the 17th century.

From Wikipedia

Cynthia first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 583 babies (rank #62 that year). In 2024 it was given to 28 girls (rank #968). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cynthia

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cynthia yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

5,033
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
583
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991583#62
1992580#61
1993496#72
1994450#67
1995372#94
1996257#136
1997232#145
1998224#142
1999167#178
2000161#179
2001129#225
2002116#243
2003102#289
2004108#269
2005103#289
200699#317
200771#439
200878#402
200961#501
201068#446
201150#574
201256#526
201347#617
201467#479
201547#621
201646#644
201745#647
201841#700
201937#760
202036#782
202126#1,022
202231#844
202319#1,258
202428#968