Total births
6,138
Girls' name · since 1946
Cinthia
6,138 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.
- #6211
- among girls today
- 6,138
- born since 1946
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 65%
- more common than other girls
Cinthia currently ranks #6211 among girls' names in America, with 6,138 babies recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cinthia has been recorded 6,138 times among girls since 1946, currently ranked #6211 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #6211 among girls today
- 6,138 born since 1946
- 1990s peak decade
- 65% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Cinthia is currently the #6211 girls' name in America, more common than 65% of girls - 6,138 born since 1946, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6211
- among girls today
- 6,138
- born since 1946
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 65%
- more common than other girls
Cinthia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#6211
of 17,726 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.
How Cinthia compares
6,138 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cinthia's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cinthia | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,138 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 205 | 48 | 19,840 |
Cinthia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cinthia's full recorded timeline at 1986, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 205 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cinthia at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1996
Current rank
#6,211
Active since
1946
Cinthia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 205
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Cinthia popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1989 (Cinthia as boys' name)
Cinthia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Cinthia's strongest decade.
1,682 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Cinthia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 38
1940s
38 births
- 1950s 531
1950s
531 births
- 1960s 562
1960s
562 births
- 1970s 564
1970s
564 births
- 1980s
1980s
938 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,682 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,279 births
- 2010s 408
2010s
408 births
- 2020s 136
2020s
136 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,682 births (27% of all-time use).
How Cinthia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cinthia's total volume
Cinthia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Cinthia by state
Where Cinthia concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,805 | 29.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 884 | 14.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 293 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 161 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 111 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 105 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 50 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 47 | 0.8% |
California share of Cinthia's total US births 29.4%
Even split
1,805 of 6,138 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? ▼
Since 1946, Social Security records show 6,138 babies named Cinthia. Today it holds rank #6211 among girls. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
Records for Cinthia go back to 1946, giving 80 years of history through 2025.
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.
What to do with Cinthia's data
- Cinthia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,682 total births); usage has since declined to 136 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cinthias (1,805 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Cinthia
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cinthia
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cinthia: #6211 Girls' Name - 6,138 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cinthia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cinthia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.