Cynthia
Greek Kynthia, an epithet of Artemis meaning “from Mount Kynthos” on Delos.
Popularity, 1880–2025
An epithet of the moon goddess Artemis, fashionable in the midcentury decades.
Cynthia appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1945 to 1993. It spent 11 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1957, when 39,340 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 7 nationally. All told, 713,412 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Cinthia (6,144), Synthia (2,428), Cinthya (1,807) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Cindy
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 582 | No. 197 |
| 1890s | 701 | No. 282 |
| 1900s | 694 | No. 360 |
| 1910s | 1,911 | No. 367 |
| 1920s | 3,661 | No. 297 |
| 1930s | 9,666 | No. 152 |
| 1940s | 58,061 | No. 27 |
| 1950s | 263,432 | No. 7 |
| 1960s | 196,597 | No. 8 |
| 1970s | 80,196 | No. 24 |
| 1980s | 41,666 | No. 59 |
| 1990s | 31,313 | No. 88 |
| 2000s | 15,172 | No. 164 |
| 2010s | 5,946 | No. 380 |
| 2020s | 1,855 | No. 806 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.