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Girl · Name family

Cynthia

965,468births recorded
18Countries
8Variants
1987Peak · Argentina
#747Québec 2025

Cynthia is a girl name family recorded 965,468 times in 18 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Québec (#747 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Argentina in 1987, at 1,030.0 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Cintia (Argentina).

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Which form wins where

Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.

Rank in countries that publish top lists only

All forms of Cynthia

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Cynthia English 713,412 🇺🇸 United States #1013 1957 ▼ 52 %
Cynthia English 35,047 🇦🇷 Argentina #2402 1987 ▼ 90 %
Cynthia English 22,550 🇫🇷 France #2068 1989 ▼ 37 %
Cynthia English 14,063 🇨🇦 Ontario #932 1957 ▼ 58 %
Cynthia English 7,353 🇨🇦 Québec #747 1986 ▼ 39 %
Cynthia English 3,295 🇨🇦 British Columbia – 1957 –
Cintia Spanish 107,788 🇦🇷 Argentina #774 1987 ▼ 76 %
Cintia Spanish 902 🇺🇸 United States #11932 1993 new
Cintia Spanish 316 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) – 1996 –
Cintia Spanish 212 🇭🇺 Hungary – 2012 –
Cintia Spanish 105 🇫🇷 France – 1993 –
Cintia Spanish 82 🇪🇸 Catalonia – 1997 –
Cinthia Spanish 27,659 🇦🇷 Argentina #1071 1991 ▼ 69 %
Cinthia Spanish 6,144 🇺🇸 United States #7885 1996 ▼ 47 %
Cinthia Spanish 1,285 🇫🇷 France – 1975 –
Cinthia Spanish 733 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) – 1996 –
Cinthia Spanish 298 🇨🇦 Québec – 1983 –
Cinthia Spanish 29 🇨🇦 Ontario – 1957 –
Cyntia French 7,476 🇦🇷 Argentina – 1991 –
Cyntia French 490 🇫🇷 France – 1994 –
Cyntia French 483 🇺🇸 United States – 1997 –
Cyntia French 127 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) – 1985 –
Cyntia French 87 🇨🇦 Québec – 1987 –
Cyntia French 51 🇵🇱 Poland – 2003 –
Cinthya Spanish 5,467 🇦🇷 Argentina #3212 1990 ▼ 79 %
Cinthya Spanish 1,807 🇺🇸 United States #8362 2005 ▼ 16 %
Cinthya Spanish 410 🇫🇷 France – 1994 –
Cinthya Spanish 266 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) – 1982 –
Cinthya Spanish 71 🇨🇦 Québec – 1987 –
Cinthya Spanish 6 🇨🇦 Ontario – 1990 –
Cintya Spanish 2,431 🇦🇷 Argentina – 1994 –
Cintya Spanish 142 🇺🇸 United States – 2001 –
Cintya Spanish 80 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) – 1994 –
Cintya Spanish 25 🇫🇷 France – 1996 –
Cynthya Spanish 308 🇦🇷 Argentina – 1986 –
Cynthya Spanish 174 🇺🇸 United States – 2001 –
Cinzia Italian 145 🇫🇷 France #7264 1964 new
Cinzia Italian 136 🇨🇦 Ontario – 1969 –
Cinzia Italian 79 🇺🇸 United States – 1972 –
Cinzia Italian 39 🇨🇭 Switzerland – 2000 –
Cinzia Italian 15 🇦🇷 Argentina – 1979 –
Cinzia Italian 14 🇧🇪 Belgium – 2008 –

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in Argentina correlates closely with Cynthia's.

  1. 1Noelia
  2. 2Giselle
  3. 3Romina
  4. 4Derlis
  5. 5Yanina
  6. 6Pamela

How we grouped these names

  • Cynthia ↔ Cinzia — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
  • Cynthia ↔ Cintia — spelling variant
  • Cynthia ↔ Cinthia — spelling variant
  • Cynthia ↔ Cyntia — spelling variant
  • Cynthia ↔ Cinthya — spelling variant
  • Cynthia ↔ Cintya — spelling variant
  • Cynthia ↔ Cynthya — spelling variant

Questions about Cynthia

How popular is the name Cynthia?

In 2025 it ranked #747 in Québec. Official registers record 965,468 births across 18 countries.

What is Cynthia in other languages?

Cintia (Spanish); Cinthia (Spanish); Cyntia (French); Cinthya (Spanish); Cintya (Spanish); Cynthya (Spanish); Cinzia (Italian).

When was Cynthia most popular?

It peaked in Argentina in 1987, at 1,030.0 births per 100,000.

Is Cynthia a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Cynthia is a girl name.