Cynthia

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 14 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Cynthia is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name1.3M records spelled Cynthia72 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Argentina, France, Brazil

  Languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese

  Also written Cinzia, Cynthiä, Cýnthia, Cynthîa, Cynthía

• Polish given name34K records spelled Cynthia42 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia

  Languages: Polish, Russian, Czech

  Also written Sintija, Сінтія, Синтия, Sintia, Cintia

• Indonesian given name27K records spelled Cynthia3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, United States, Malaysia, Philippines

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written 'Cynthia

• English given name15K records spelled Cynthia27 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Greece, Brazil, Kenya

  Languages: English, Greek, Spanish

  Also written Synthia, Συνθια, Σινθια, Σύνθια, Synthía

72 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Cynthia is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, Of the moon; an alternative name for Artemis, Greek moon goddess

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

• In French, From Greek Kynthia, epithet of Artemis from Mount Cynthus.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In English, Artemis (Greek goddess).

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Swedish, Se Cindy.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• In French, Origine grecque; signifie « du mont Cynthos ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burmab. 1901GBnot in their usual nameBritish aristocrat (1901-1960)
• Cynthia Powellb. 1939GBformer wife of John Lennon (1939-2015)
• Cynthia A. Prattb. 1945BSBahamian politician
• Cyndi Lauperb. 1953USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer
• Cynthia Rhodesb. 1956USAmerican actress, singer, and dancer (born 1956)
• Cindy Kirob. 1958NZnot in their usual nameNew Zealand Governor-General, former academic and social justice advocate
• Cynthia Nixonb. 1966USAmerican actress and politician
• Cynthia Watrosb. 1968USAmerican actress
• Jesse Janeb. 1980USnot in their usual nameAmerican pornographic actress (1980–2024)
• Cynthia Erivob. 1987GBBritish actress and singer-songwriter (born 1987)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,158 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Cynthia?

We estimate roughly 652 thousand people bear Cynthia (counting its spellings and scripts) across 8 countries in our records.

In which country does Cynthia have the most bearers?

We estimate about 597 thousand people bear Cynthia in the United States, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled cynthia.

Where is Cynthia most common?

Cynthia is densest in the United States, where the national register counts about 1 in 557 people carrying it.

How common is Cynthia compared with other names?

In the United States, Cynthia is the 71st most common given name of 3,122,706 given names recorded there.

Is Cynthia a male or female name?

Cynthia is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Cynthia mean?

Recorded meaning: Greek epithet of Artemis, 'from Mount Cynthus'