Cynthia
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek. Borrowed from Latin Cynthia, from Ancient Greek Κυνθία (Kunthía), feminine of Κύνθιος (Kúnthios, “Cynthian (of or pertaining to Mount Cynthus, a mountain of Delos, celebrated as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis)”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Cynthia (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Cynthia has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2016. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 2 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 153 |
| 2000 | 156 |
| 2001 | 165 |
| 2002 | 173 |
| 2003 | 178 |
| 2004 | 192 |
| 2005 | 199 |
| 2006 | 209 |
| 2007 | 218 |
| 2008 | 227 |
| 2009 | 234 |
| 2010 | 241 |
| 2011 | 249 |
| 2012 | 254 |
| 2013 | 258 |
| 2014 | 280 |
| 2015 | 291 |
| 2016 | 302 |
| 2017 | 313 |
| 2018 | 323 |
| 2019 | 344 |
| 2020 | 358 |
Cynthia in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Cynthia.Hi! My name is Cynthia.
- Cynthia bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Cynthia lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Jag ska fika med Cynthia i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Cynthia this afternoon.
- Cynthias mamma är lärare.Cynthia's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Cynthias mamma is Cynthia's mum.
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Questions about Cynthia
How do you pronounce Cynthia in Swedish?
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What does the name Cynthia mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek. Borrowed from Latin Cynthia, from Ancient Greek Κυνθία (Kunthía), feminine of Κύνθιος (Kúnthios, “Cynthian (of or pertaining to Mount Cynthus, a mountain of Delos, celebrated as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis)”).
How popular is Cynthia in Sweden?
2 babies were named Cynthia in 2022. In 2020, 358 people in Sweden had Cynthia as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2016 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.