Cynthia - A very unique female name
Cynthia, meaning woman from Kynthos, appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #466. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Cynthia and more.
With that position 1 in 2,019 baby girls were given this name - making this a very unique female name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Cynthia peaked in popularity 62 years ago in 1957 on position 7.
Famous with this name

Cynthia Rothrock

Cynthia Garris

Cynthia Khan
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Cynthia is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Cynthia is currently topping the baby name charts in Rhode Island at position #212 - and is the least popular in Ohio at position #1,027.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Cynthia is where you live.
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Cynthia origin and meaning
Cynthia is a 7 letter name with 3 syllables. This name means woman from Kynthos. To see famous people named Cynthia, pop culture references for the name Cynthia and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Cynthia
We've found the following names that sound similar to Cynthia, sorted by popularity.
Cindy / Candy / Cindi / Candi / Chanda / Cinthia / Cinda / Chante / Cyndi / Candida /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 428 |
2011 | 431 |
2010 | 378 |
2009 | 364 |
2008 | 311 |
2007 | 279 |
2006 | 239 |
2005 | 221 |
2004 | 224 |
2003 | 199 |
2002 | 176 |
2001 | 169 |
2000 | 164 |
1999 | 145 |
1998 | 127 |
1997 | 117 |
1996 | 101 |
1995 | 113 |
1994 | 105 |
1993 | 94 |
1992 | 92 |
1991 | 94 |
1990 | 88 |
1989 | 84 |
1988 | 79 |
1987 | 84 |
1986 | 81 |
1985 | 66 |
1984 | 62 |
1983 | 62 |
1982 | 63 |
1981 | 59 |
1980 | 62 |
1979 | 55 |
1978 | 50 |
1977 | 48 |
1976 | 44 |
1975 | 40 |
1974 | 33 |
1973 | 26 |
1972 | 26 |
1971 | 24 |
1970 | 25 |
1969 | 23 |
1968 | 19 |
1967 | 18 |
1966 | 11 |
1965 | 9 |
1964 | 9 |
1963 | 10 |
1962 | 8 |
1961 | 8 |
1960 | 9 |
1959 | 8 |
1958 | 8 |
1957 | 7 |
1956 | 8 |
1955 | 11 |
1954 | 10 |
1953 | 12 |
1952 | 18 |
1951 | 20 |
1950 | 23 |
1949 | 27 |
1948 | 27 |
1947 | 33 |
1946 | 46 |
1945 | 90 |
1944 | 106 |
1943 | 101 |
1942 | 101 |
1941 | 111 |
1940 | 133 |
1939 | 152 |
1938 | 160 |
1937 | 170 |
1936 | 182 |
1935 | 179 |
1934 | 178 |
1933 | 219 |
1932 | 242 |
1931 | 237 |
1930 | 255 |
1929 | 299 |
1928 | 305 |
1927 | 323 |
1926 | 342 |
1925 | 375 |
1924 | 362 |
1923 | 380 |
1922 | 388 |
1921 | 403 |
1920 | 402 |
1919 | 394 |
1918 | 396 |
1917 | 423 |
1916 | 416 |
1915 | 423 |
1914 | 398 |
1913 | 414 |
1912 | 367 |
1911 | 468 |
1910 | 466 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
Rhode Island | 212 |
California | 230 |
New York | 322 |
Nevada | 333 |
North Carolina | 334 |
Arkansas | 341 |
Texas | 352 |
Illinois | 356 |
Arizona | 389 |
Maryland | 419 |
Missouri | 447 |
Kentucky | 452 |
Florida | 456 |
Minnesota | 464 |
Oklahoma | 479 |
Washington | 483 |
New Jersey | 506 |
Indiana | 507 |
Georgia | 517 |
Virginia | 527 |
Connecticut | 563 |
Alabama | 567 |
Pennsylvania | 599 |
South Carolina | 612 |
Tennessee | 621 |
Utah | 621 |
Colorado | 653 |
Wisconsin | 689 |
Massachusetts | 715 |
Michigan | 975 |
Ohio | 1027 |
Even more about Cynthia
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.