Cynthia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “from Mount Cynthus.” In 2024 it was given to 331 girls in the United States.
Cynthia belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “from Mount Cynthus” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Cynthia first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #7 in 1957, and in 2024 331 babies received the name — 711,201 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Cynthia means “from Mount Cynthus” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Cynthia is a girl name. In 2024, 331 babies received the name in the US.
Cynthia comes from the Greek tradition.
Cynthia first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #7 in 1957, and 331 babies were given the name in 2024.
Cynthia is pronounced /ˈsɪn.θi.ə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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