Cinthia
Cinthia was the 7976th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 942nd with 205 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,960 places. More babies were named Cinthia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cynthia) woman of Mount Cynthus (Artemis) · Greek, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #7,976 girls, down 2,932 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1996205 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,144babies recorded
What does the name Cinthia mean?
Cinthia is a spelling of Cynthia, pronounced the same way, so it shares Cynthia's meaning and origin.
Cynthia comes from Greek Kynthia, an epithet of the goddess Artemis, meaning 'of Kynthos', the mountain on the island of Delos where she and her brother Apollo were said to have been born. Roman poets used Cynthia as a name for the moon goddess and for the moon itself, and English poets of the 16th and 17th centuries applied it to Queen Elizabeth I. It became a common American given name in the mid-20th century.
Κυνθία (Kynthía) (Ancient Greek, “of Mount Kynthos (epithet of Artemis)”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Cindy, Cinthia, Kynthia.
See also: Greek names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cynthia', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cynthius', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Cinthia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 6 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,976 | 13 |
| 2020 | #5,044 | 25 |
| 2010 | #2,346 | 81 |
| 2000 | #1,434 | 128 |
| 1990 | #1,055 | 169 |
| 1980 | #1,864 | 58 |
| 1970 | #1,656 | 56 |
| 1960 | #1,503 | 54 |
| 1950 | #3,084 | 12 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cinthia, counting every spelling?
Cinthia is a spelling of Cynthia, a name family that ranked #924 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,976 for Cinthia on its own. Together these spellings went to 267 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia | 247 | #1,014 | 1,547 |
| Cinthia | 13 | #7,976 | 111 |
| Synthia | 7 | #13,047 | 39 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cinthia?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cinthia (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cinthia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cinthia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cinthia?
About 5,800 people born in the US named Cinthia are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 24 and 47. That makes Cinthia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cinthia by state
How common Cinthia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cinthia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cinthia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cinthia
What does Cinthia mean?
Cinthia is a spelling of Cynthia, which means “woman of Mount Cynthus (Artemis)” (Greek, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Cinthia?
Cinthia was the 7976th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 942nd with 205 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,960 places. More babies were named Cinthia in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Cinthia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cinthia in the US.
Where is Cinthia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cinthia was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.