Girl name#39 of girl names
Cynthia
Pronounced S IH1 N TH IY0 AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1957
- 145 years in use
How popular is Cynthia?
Cynthia is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 713,216 children — the 39th most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 59% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1957, when 39,340 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- S IH1 N TH IY0 AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Cynthia
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Cynthia
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Cynthia?
- Cynthia ranks 39th among girls' names in US records, with 713,216 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,998.
- Is Cynthia a unisex name?
- No. Cynthia is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Cynthia most popular?
- 1957, when 39,340 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.