Cynthia

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1957 with 39,340 babies (rank #7 that year). In 2024 it was given to 331 girls (rank #826). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

713,161

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

39,340

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Cynthia

Cynthia Nixonfilm actor · b. 1966
Cynthia Erivofilm actor · b. 1987
Cynthia Lennonopinion journalist · b. 1939
Cynthia Watrosfilm actor · b. 1968
Cynthia Rothrocktaekwondo athlete · b. 1957

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	61	#197
1881	47	#227
1882	45	#259
1883	66	#219
1884	59	#253
1885	59	#259
1886	56	#277
1887	55	#287
1888	58	#314
1889	76	#273
1890	79	#282
1891	67	#306
1892	80	#305
1893	73	#315
1894	58	#368
1895	58	#371
1896	63	#365
1897	80	#328
1898	72	#368
1899	71	#352
1900	87	#360
1901	67	#368
1902	63	#391
1903	65	#394
1904	60	#419
1905	63	#427
1906	77	#392
1907	80	#395
1908	56	#480
1909	76	#421
1910	86	#428
1911	105	#392
1912	157	#367
1913	165	#374
1914	183	#391
1915	216	#405
1916	224	#418
1917	240	#407
1918	271	#398
1919	264	#396
1920	285	#388
1921	295	#389
1922	282	#389
1923	310	#378
1924	366	#358
1925	340	#371
1926	392	#334
1927	432	#324
1928	472	#305
1929	487	#297
1930	596	#256
1931	632	#238
1932	637	#244
1933	772	#218
1934	1,021	#179
1935	990	#179
1936	983	#184
1937	1,181	#170
1938	1,364	#160
1939	1,490	#152
1940	1,882	#133
1941	2,296	#112
1942	2,726	#101
1943	2,894	#101
1944	2,570	#105
1945	3,127	#90
1946	6,895	#46
1947	10,530	#33
1948	12,240	#27
1949	12,900	#27
1950	14,447	#23
1951	16,295	#20
1952	19,879	#18
1953	25,138	#12
1954	27,615	#10
1955	27,178	#11
1956	32,339	#8
1957	39,340	#7
1958	31,013	#8
1959	30,185	#8
1960	26,712	#9
1961	24,389	#8
1962	24,024	#8
1963	21,585	#10
1964	20,319	#9
1965	19,242	#9
1966	17,417	#11
1967	15,341	#18
1968	14,051	#19
1969	13,516	#23
1970	12,913	#25
1971	12,144	#24
1972	10,173	#26
1973	8,744	#26
1974	7,558	#33
1975	6,539	#40
1976	6,012	#44
1977	5,782	#48
1978	5,403	#50
1979	4,932	#55
1980	4,700	#64
1981	4,859	#59
1982	4,427	#64
1983	4,553	#62
1984	4,622	#62
1985	4,130	#66
1986	3,422	#81
1987	3,392	#84
1988	3,784	#79
1989	3,778	#84
1990	3,797	#88
1991	3,707	#93
1992	3,548	#92
1993	3,383	#95
1994	3,161	#105
1995	2,957	#113
1996	3,189	#101
1997	2,714	#117
1998	2,631	#127
1999	2,225	#145
2000	2,038	#164
2001	1,921	#169
2002	1,833	#176
2003	1,662	#199
2004	1,521	#222
2005	1,574	#221
2006	1,420	#239
2007	1,232	#279
2008	1,076	#310
2009	893	#361
2010	835	#381
2011	733	#428
2012	750	#419
2013	601	#500
2014	635	#492
2015	580	#540
2016	552	#563
2017	462	#636
2018	419	#692
2019	378	#748
2020	308	#873
2021	346	#806
2022	314	#888
2023	308	#871
2024	331	#826