Cinque
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SIN-kay
- Origin
- Italian
Cinque is a boys' name of Italian origin, meaning “five”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cinque mean?
Italian: Italian word cinque
“five”
Italian word for five; Joseph Cinque was the name by which Sengbe Pieh, leader of the 1839 Amistad revolt, became known.
Is Cinque a girl's or a boy's name?
Cinque is a boys' name.
How popular is Cinque in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Cinque in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cinque in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,708 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,356 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
Names like Cinque
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marquez, Josue, Paolo, Osvaldo, Juancarlos, Cortez, Pablo, Luis, Cade, Luca, Miguel, Marco
More Italian names
Aria, Sienna, Enzo, Bella, Kiara, Gemma, Ariyah, Milani, Ariya, Armani, Bianca, Siena, Ariah, Capri, Kara, Emiliana
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cinque: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cinque, updated 20 October 2026.