Baby names
How popular is the name Cynthia?
In 2025, 247 baby girls in the U.S. were named Cynthia, the 1013th most popular name for girls. Its peak year was 1957, when 39,340 girls got the name. 711,453 girls have been named Cynthia since 1880. 1,959 boys have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#1,013
among girls' names
Babies in 2025
247
girls named Cynthia
Peak year
1957
39,340 girls
Girls named Cynthia each year since 1880
The interactive chart needs JavaScript. The numbers are in the table below.
The numbers for Cynthia (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 247 |
| 2024 | 331 |
| 2023 | 308 |
| 2022 | 315 |
| 2021 | 346 |
| 2020 | 308 |
| 2019 | 378 |
| 2018 | 419 |
| 2017 | 462 |
| 2016 | 552 |
| 2015 | 580 |
| 2014 | 636 |
| 2013 | 601 |
| 2012 | 750 |
| 2011 | 733 |
| 2010 | 835 |
| 2009 | 893 |
| 2008 | 1,076 |
| 2007 | 1,234 |
| 2006 | 1,420 |
| 2005 | 1,574 |
| 2004 | 1,521 |
| 2003 | 1,662 |
| 2002 | 1,833 |
| 2001 | 1,921 |
| 2000 | 2,038 |
| 1999 | 2,225 |
| 1998 | 2,631 |
| 1997 | 2,714 |
| 1996 | 3,190 |
| 1995 | 2,957 |
| 1994 | 3,161 |
| 1993 | 3,383 |
| 1992 | 3,548 |
| 1991 | 3,707 |
| 1990 | 3,797 |
| 1989 | 3,778 |
| 1988 | 3,784 |
| 1987 | 3,392 |
| 1986 | 3,422 |
| 1985 | 4,129 |
| 1984 | 4,622 |
| 1983 | 4,553 |
| 1982 | 4,427 |
| 1981 | 4,859 |
| 1980 | 4,700 |
| 1979 | 4,931 |
| 1978 | 5,403 |
| 1977 | 5,782 |
| 1976 | 6,012 |
| 1975 | 6,539 |
| 1974 | 7,557 |
| 1973 | 8,743 |
| 1972 | 10,173 |
| 1971 | 12,143 |
| 1970 | 12,913 |
| 1969 | 13,516 |
| 1968 | 14,050 |
| 1967 | 15,340 |
| 1966 | 17,418 |
| 1965 | 19,239 |
| 1964 | 20,321 |
| 1963 | 21,589 |
| 1962 | 24,025 |
| 1961 | 24,393 |
| 1960 | 26,706 |
| 1959 | 30,186 |
| 1958 | 31,014 |
| 1957 | 39,340 |
| 1956 | 32,339 |
| 1955 | 27,178 |
| 1954 | 27,615 |
| 1953 | 25,140 |
| 1952 | 19,878 |
| 1951 | 16,295 |
| 1950 | 14,447 |
| 1949 | 12,901 |
| 1948 | 12,240 |
| 1947 | 10,530 |
| 1946 | 6,895 |
| 1945 | 3,127 |
| 1944 | 2,570 |
| 1943 | 2,894 |
| 1942 | 2,726 |
| 1941 | 2,296 |
| 1940 | 1,882 |
| 1939 | 1,489 |
| 1938 | 1,365 |
| 1937 | 1,181 |
| 1936 | 983 |
| 1935 | 990 |
| 1934 | 1,021 |
| 1933 | 772 |
| 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 |
Boys named Cynthia each year since 1880
The interactive chart needs JavaScript. The numbers are in the table below.
The numbers for Cynthia (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1997 | 10 |
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1994 | 25 |
| 1993 | 20 |
| 1992 | 22 |
| 1991 | 21 |
| 1990 | 26 |
| 1989 | 41 |
| 1988 | 25 |
| 1987 | 30 |
| 1986 | 24 |
| 1985 | 30 |
| 1984 | 30 |
| 1983 | 29 |
| 1982 | 22 |
| 1981 | 17 |
| 1980 | 21 |
| 1979 | 28 |
| 1978 | 23 |
| 1977 | 23 |
| 1976 | 32 |
| 1975 | 36 |
| 1974 | 26 |
| 1973 | 34 |
| 1972 | 38 |
| 1971 | 40 |
| 1970 | 53 |
| 1969 | 50 |
| 1968 | 39 |
| 1967 | 54 |
| 1966 | 62 |
| 1965 | 61 |
| 1964 | 55 |
| 1963 | 51 |
| 1962 | 57 |
| 1961 | 56 |
| 1960 | 68 |
| 1959 | 65 |
| 1958 | 64 |
| 1957 | 76 |
| 1956 | 61 |
| 1955 | 48 |
| 1954 | 34 |
| 1953 | 31 |
| 1952 | 26 |
| 1951 | 25 |
| 1950 | 30 |
| 1949 | 20 |
| 1948 | 23 |
| 1947 | 26 |
| 1946 | 19 |
| 1945 | 12 |
| 1944 | 5 |
| 1943 | 9 |
| 1942 | 15 |
| 1941 | 5 |
| 1940 | 12 |
| 1939 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1938 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1937 | 7 |
| 1936 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1935 | 9 |
| 1934 | 8 |
| 1933 | 5 |
| 1932 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1931 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1930 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1929 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1928 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1927 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1926 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1925 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1924 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1923 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1922 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1921 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1920 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1919 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1918 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1917 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1916 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1915 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1914 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1913 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1912 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1911 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1910 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
Compare it with another name in the lookup chart. Look up any name
Share this name
Try another name
Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.