Cynthia

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Cynthia is a given name of Greek origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 713,161 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 711,201 as girls and 1,960 as boys. Cynthia gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1957 and has since declined significantly. It is the #83 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 331
2023 308
2022 314
2021 346
2020 308
2019 378
2018 419
2017 462
2016 552
2015 580
2014 635
2013 601
2012 750
2011 733
2010 835
2009 893
2008 1,076
2007 1,232
2006 1,420
2005 1,574
2004 1,521
2003 1,667
2002 1,839
2001 1,921
2000 2,038
1999 2,232
1998 2,638
1997 2,724
1996 3,197
1995 2,969
1994 3,186
1993 3,403
1992 3,570
1991 3,728
1990 3,823
1989 3,819
1988 3,809
1987 3,422
1986 3,446
1985 4,160
1984 4,652
1983 4,582
1982 4,449
1981 4,876
1980 4,721
1979 4,960
1978 5,426
1977 5,805
1976 6,044
1975 6,575
1974 7,584
1973 8,778
1972 10,211
1971 12,184
1970 12,966
1969 13,566
1968 14,090
1967 15,395
1966 17,479
1965 19,303
1964 20,374
1963 21,636
1962 24,081
1961 24,445
1960 26,780
1959 30,250
1958 31,077
1957 39,416
1956 32,400
1955 27,226
1954 27,649
1953 25,169
1952 19,906
1951 16,320
1950 14,477
1949 12,920
1948 12,263
1947 10,556
1946 6,914
1945 3,139
1944 2,575
1943 2,903
1942 2,741
1941 2,301
1940 1,894
1939 1,490
1938 1,364
1937 1,188
1936 983
1935 999
1934 1,029
1933 777
1932 637
1931 632
1930 596
1929 487
1928 472
1927 432
1926 392
1925 340
1924 366
1923 310
1922 282
1921 295
1920 285
1919 264
1918 271
1917 240
1916 224
1915 216
1914 183
1913 165
1912 157
1911 105
1910 86
1909 76
1908 56
1907 80
1906 77
1905 63
1904 60
1903 65
1902 63
1901 67
1900 87
1899 71
1898 72
1897 80
1896 63
1895 58
1894 58
1893 73
1892 80
1891 67
1890 79
1889 76
1888 58
1887 55
1886 56
1885 59
1884 59
1883 66
1882 45
1881 47
1880 61