How Many People Are Named Cyntia?
An estimated 449 people in the United States have the first name Cyntia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Cyntia peaked in popularity in 1997 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cyntia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cyntia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
449
About 1 in 763,373 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1997
20 births
Total Registered
483
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cyntia
Cyntia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 483 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Cyntia as a female name
Ranked #13,497 in 2013
7 female births in 2013
Peak: 1997 (20 births)
Cyntia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cyntia span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 132 babies were registered. Cyntia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cyntia by Decade
How has Cyntia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cyntia by State
Cyntia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cyntia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cyntia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cyntia?
We estimate approximately 449 people named Cyntia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 763,373 Americans share this first name.
Is Cyntia a common name?
Cyntia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 483 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cyntia most popular?
Cyntia reached peak popularity in 1997, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cyntia is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cyntia a female name?
Cyntia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cyntia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cyntia Smith, Cyntia Johnson, Cyntia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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