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Synthia

Synthia is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Synthia comes from Ancient Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Synthia through the years

Babies since 1880
2,428
0 boys · 2,428 girls
Most popular year
1965
67 babies
2025
7
#13,047 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−30%
Easing
0102030401900192019401960198020002025Highest share 19654.4
Synthia in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1890–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,047 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 67 in 1965. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,484 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.

Synthia’s family of names

In English usage, Synthia has a diminutive in Sindy. In English usage, Synthia has a diminutive in SIN. In English usage, Synthia has a diminutive in SINDI.

Walk Synthia’s family in the name graph

SynthiaCynthiaSinthiaSynthiahSindySindiSyndiSinSindeeSyndeeSyndySynSynthSinthSyntia

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 10

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Spellings & scripts 3

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Synthia

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