Cynthia

Given to 713,412 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −17% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#1013

recorded as girls

184 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

247

girls 247

Peak year

1957

39,340 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

713,412

since 1880

Born a Cynthia? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Cynthia was most popular in 1957, when 39,340 babies recorded as girls got the name (19.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 247 babies were named Cynthia, ranking #1013 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 17%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	247	1013	<5	—
2024	331	829	<5	—
2023	308	871	<5	—
2022	315	885	<5	—
2021	346	806	<5	—
2020	308	873	<5	—
2019	378	746	<5	—
2018	419	692	<5	—
2017	462	636	<5	—
2016	552	563	<5	—
2015	580	540	<5	—
2014	636	492	<5	—
2013	601	500	<5	—
2012	750	419	<5	—
2011	733	428	<5	—
2010	835	380	<5	—
2009	893	361	<5	—
2008	1,076	310	<5	—
2007	1,234	278	<5	—
2006	1,420	239	<5	—
2005	1,574	221	<5	—
2004	1,521	222	<5	—
2003	1,662	199	5	10894
2002	1,833	176	6	9392
2001	1,921	169	<5	—
2000	2,038	164	<5	—
1999	2,225	145	7	7874
1998	2,631	127	7	7560
1997	2,714	117	10	5642
1996	3,190	101	8	6496
1995	2,957	113	12	4791
1994	3,161	105	25	2847
1993	3,383	95	20	3246
1992	3,548	92	22	2999
1991	3,707	93	21	2989
1990	3,797	88	26	2553
1989	3,778	84	41	1831
1988	3,784	79	25	2367
1987	3,392	84	30	2020
1986	3,422	81	24	2290
1985	4,129	66	30	1916
1984	4,622	62	30	1842
1983	4,553	62	29	1864
1982	4,427	64	22	2269
1981	4,859	59	17	2680
1980	4,700	64	21	2367
1979	4,931	55	28	1903
1978	5,403	50	23	2068
1977	5,782	48	23	2063
1976	6,012	44	32	1646
1975	6,539	40	36	1478
1974	7,557	33	26	1790
1973	8,743	26	34	1464
1972	10,173	25	38	1364
1971	12,143	24	40	1330
1970	12,913	25	53	1132
1969	13,516	23	50	1097
1968	14,050	19	39	1217
1967	15,340	18	54	986
1966	17,418	11	62	926
1965	19,239	9	61	942
1964	20,321	9	55	1016
1963	21,589	10	51	1069
1962	24,025	8	57	1013
1961	24,393	8	56	1042
1960	26,706	9	68	916
1959	30,186	8	65	950
1958	31,014	8	64	950
1957	39,340	7	76	861
1956	32,339	8	61	954
1955	27,178	11	48	1084
1954	27,615	10	34	1292
1953	25,140	12	31	1357
1952	19,878	18	26	1485
1951	16,295	20	25	1489
1950	14,447	23	30	1313
1949	12,901	27	20	1667
1948	12,240	27	23	1519
1947	10,530	33	26	1449
1946	6,895	46	19	1642
1945	3,127	90	12	2009
1944	2,570	105	5	3430
1943	2,894	101	9	2563
1942	2,726	101	15	1867
1941	2,296	112	5	3505
1940	1,882	133	12	2081
1939	1,489	152	<5	—
1938	1,365	160	<5	—
1937	1,181	170	7	2905
1936	983	184	<5	—
1935	990	179	9	2529
1934	1,021	179	8	2742
1933	772	218	5	3642
1932	637	243	<5	—
1931	632	238	<5	—
1930	596	256	<5	—
1929	487	297	<5	—
1928	472	305	<5	—
1927	432	324	<5	—
1926	392	334	<5	—
1925	340	371	<5	—
1924	366	358	<5	—
1923	310	378	<5	—
1922	282	389	<5	—
1921	295	389	<5	—
1920	285	388	<5	—
1919	264	396	<5	—
1918	271	398	<5	—
1917	240	407	<5	—
1916	224	418	<5	—
1915	216	405	<5	—
1914	183	391	<5	—
1913	165	374	<5	—
1912	157	367	<5	—
1911	105	392	<5	—
1910	86	426	<5	—
1909	76	421	<5	—
1908	56	479	<5	—
1907	80	395	<5	—
1906	77	392	<5	—
1905	63	426	<5	—
1904	60	418	<5	—
1903	65	393	<5	—
1902	63	391	<5	—
1901	67	368	<5	—
1900	87	360	<5	—
1899	71	352	<5	—
1898	72	368	<5	—
1897	80	328	<5	—
1896	63	365	<5	—
1895	58	371	<5	—
1894	58	367	<5	—
1893	73	315	<5	—
1892	80	304	<5	—
1891	67	306	<5	—
1890	79	282	<5	—
1889	76	273	<5	—
1888	58	314	<5	—
1887	55	287	<5	—
1886	56	277	<5	—
1885	59	259	<5	—
1884	59	253	<5	—
1883	66	219	<5	—
1882	45	259	<5	—
1881	47	227	<5	—
1880	61	197	<5	—