Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Cinthia is a variant of Cynthia. An origin associated with Cynthia is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Cinthia is a variant of Cynthia. The history of Cynthia gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Cynthia is a name for the moon goddess.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Cinthia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,144
- 6 boys · 6,138 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 205 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #7,976 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,976 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 205 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,412 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cinthia’s family of names
Cinthia has a related form in Cynthia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cinthia
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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