US rank #6189 Girls' name Peak 1996 6,124 births

Cinthia — #6189 US girls' name

6,124 babies named Cinthia in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#6189
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Cinthia was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

205 babies were named Cinthia in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cinthia

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,124 babies named Cinthia between 1946 and 2024, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cinthia currently holds the #6189 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 205 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cinthia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,682 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Cinthia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,805 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Cinthia in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cinthia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 6,124 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cinthia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

6,124

Since 1946

79 years of records

Peak year

1996

205 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,189

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1946

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cinthia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1946

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
205
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
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Cinthia popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 1989 (Cinthia as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1989 6

Cinthia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,682 births that decade — 27% of Cinthia's all-time total
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Cinthia by state

Where Cinthia concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cinthia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,805 29.5%
#2 Texas
884 14.4%
#3 New York
293 4.8%
#4 Illinois
161 2.6%
#5 Arizona
111 1.8%
#6 Florida
104 1.7%
#7 Georgia
50 0.8%
#8 Michigan
47 0.8%
California share of Cinthia's total US births 29.5%
Even split

1,805 of 6,124 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Cinthia appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cinthia?
6,124 babies have been named Cinthia since 1946. It currently ranks #6189 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 205 births.
When was Cinthia most popular?
Cinthia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,682 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Cinthia most popular?
The top states for the name Cinthia are California (1,805 births), Texas (884 births), New York (293 births).
How long has the name Cinthia been used?
Cinthia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 79 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cinthia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cindy, Cindi, Cinda, Cinnamon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1946–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.