Cynthia
From the Greek Kynthia, an epithet of Artemis referring to Mount Kynthos on Delos, the island where she was said to have been born.
Cynthia in 2025
Cynthia was given to 247 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,937th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 13,422 babies born.
The history of Cynthia
Cynthia reached its highest point in 1957, when 39,416 babies were given the name, ranking 16th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 713,412 babies have been named Cynthia. Half of them were born before 1960, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Cynthia by decade
| Decade | Babies named Cynthia | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 582 | 392 |
| 1890s | 701 | 455 |
| 1900s | 694 | 564 |
| 1910s | 1,911 | 646 |
| 1920s | 3,661 | 548 |
| 1930s | 9,695 | 272 |
| 1940s | 58,207 | 52 |
| 1950s | 263,892 | 16 |
| 1960s | 197,150 | 25 |
| 1970s | 80,529 | 53 |
| 1980s | 41,935 | 123 |
| 1990s | 31,471 | 188 |
| 2000s | 15,183 | 349 |
| 2010s | 5,946 | 743 |
| 2020s | 1,855 | 1,531 |
Where Cynthia is heading
Cynthia has fallen 57% over the past decade, from 580 babies in 2015 to 247 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1957 peak — Cynthia is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Cynthia
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Cynthia.