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Cynthia

Cynthia is currently the #1013 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 247 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #873 to #1013. Looking at the full record since 1880, Cynthia hit its all-time high of #7 in 1957, when 39,340 girls were given the name. State by state, Wisconsin leads the way at #484.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1013
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#7
in 1957 (1950s)
Babies in 2025
247
girls named Cynthia

Cynthia popularity, 1880–2025

0.52%1.0%1.6%2.1%18801900192019401960198020002020#7 in 1957
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1957

Where Cynthia is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025NH—Washington: #732 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WA#732Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #484 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)WI#484Michigan: #965 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#965New York: #902 (17 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#902Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025IA—Illinois: #852 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#852Indiana: #651 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#651Ohio: #711 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#711Pennsylvania: #813 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#813New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025CT—California: #948 (29 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#948Utah: #605 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)UT#605Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1127 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#1127North Carolina: #1057 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#1057South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025AL—Georgia: #915 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#915Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cynthia in 2025HI—Texas: #1087 (25 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#1087Florida: #1545 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1545
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Wisconsin (#484), Utah (#605), Indiana (#651)

Uniqueness score

51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Cynthia in the most recent year of SSA data.

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