Cynthia

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Cynthia

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Cynthia is a title for the Greek goddess, Artemis, as she was from Mount Cynthus.

History:
Cynthia was not used as a personal name until the Renaissance and not common until the 19th century.

Pronunciation: sin-thee-ah.

Diminutives: Cinda, Cindi, Cindy, Cyndi, Cyndee, Cyndy, Sindi
Hawaiian: Kini.

Alternates: Cindia, Cinthia, Cintia, Cyntia, Kynthia.
Hawaiian: Kinikia.
Italian: Cinzia.

See also: Cindy.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Cynthia Macdonald (1928-)
American poet.
Cynthia Ozick (1928-)
American novelist.
Cynthia Gregory (1946-)
American ballerina.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Cynthia May Westover Alden (1862-1931)
American social worker.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.469 % named Cynthia
0.192 % named Cindy
0.007 % named Cindi
0.004 % named Cinthia
0.004 % named Cinthia
0.003 % named Cinda
0.003 % named Cyndi
0.001 % named Cyndy
0.001 % named Cindie

Popularity of Cynthia:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1800: 88th most popular.
1850: 148th most popular.
1875: 340th most popular.
1900-1910: 406th most popular.
1910-1920: 406th most popular.
1920-1930: 256th most popular.
1930-1940: 198th most popular.
1940-1950: 48th most popular.
1950-1960: 11th most popular.
1957: 8th most popular.
1958: 8th most popular.
1959: 9th most popular.
1960-1970: 10th most popular.
1960: N/A
1961: N/A
1962: 9th most popular.
1963: N/A
1964: N/A
1965: 9th most popular.
1970-1980: 31st most popular.
1970: 6th most popular.
1971: 6th most popular.
1972: 2nd most popular.
1973: 2nd most popular.
1974: 3rd most popular.
1975: 2nd most popular.
1976: 3rd most popular.
1977: 3rd most popular.
1978: 3rd most popular.
1979: 3rd most popular.
1990: 86th most popular.
1991: 91st most popular.
1993: 92nd most popular.
1994: 104th most popular.
1995: 109th most popular.
1996: 101st most popular.
1997: 119th most popular.
1998: 132nd most popular.
1999: 147th most popular.
2000: 166th most popular.
2001: 171st most popular.
2002: 178th most popular.
2003: 200th most popular.

In France...
1900-1970: N/A
1974: 153rd most popular.
1980: 120th most popular.
1990: 73rd most popular.
2000: 166th most popular.