Cynthia

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“from Mount Kynthos” — Greek

#8262024 rank
1957peak year
711,201babies named Cynthia since 1880
▼ 12%5-year trend

Cynthia popularity over 145 years

💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 195718801920196020002024

What does Cynthia mean?

An epithet of the goddess Artemis, who was born on Mount Kynthos on the island of Delos. A 20th-century classic now cycling back from mid-century.

OriginGreek
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Styleclassic, mythic

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