Cyntia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SIN-thee-uh
- Origin
- Greek
Cyntia is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “woman from Mount Cynthus”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cyntia mean?
Greek: variant of Cynthia; also a Polish spelling
“woman from Mount Cynthus”
A variant spelling of Cynthia, which began as a Greek epithet of the goddess Artemis.
Is Cyntia a girl's or a boy's name?
Cyntia is a girls' name.
How popular is Cyntia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1954.
Half of all the girls named Cyntia in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cyntia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,440 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,544 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 12 | #5,538 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 8 | #4,519 |
| 1957 | 7 | #4,917 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 5 | #5,751 |
Nicknames for Cyntia
- Cindy 21 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Cyntia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophia Christina Cassandra Melissa Lydia Amanda Julia Selena Samantha Melina Maria Clarissa
Names related to Cyntia
More Greek names
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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, “Cyntia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cyntia, updated 20 October 2026.