Meaning of the nameCinthia
- Female
- Greek origin
- Cin-thi-a
Cinthia is a spelling of the name Cíntia, which means “woman of Cynthus, a mountain on the island of Delos”.
Meaning
“woman of Cynthus, a mountain on the island of Delos”
Meaning of the name Cíntia, of which Cinthia is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Cynthia
- People (2022)
- 16,908
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,182
- Median age
- 34 years
- 2010 Census
- 12,925
- people
Cinthia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Cinthia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (6,693 people).
16,866 women 42 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Cinthia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Cinthia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Distrito Federal 0.013%
- São Paulo 0.012%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.012%
- Alagoas 0.012%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.011%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 5,405 | 0.012% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,817 | 0.011% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,796 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 915 | 0.010% |
| Paraná | 782 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 666 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 587 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 491 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 435 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 380 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 380 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 361 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 360 | 0.013% |
| Alagoas | 359 | 0.012% |
| Paraíba | 332 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 280 | 0.010% |
| Espírito Santo | 269 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 245 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 245 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 211 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 184 | 0.008% |
| Piauí | 126 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 114 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 53 | 0.007% |
| Rondônia | 51 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 37 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Cinthia
Keeps the th of the Greek, but with an initial i instead of y.
About the name Cíntia
Cíntia comes from ancient Greek, through Latin Cynthia, and corresponds to English Cynthia. Behind the Name explains Kynthía as 'woman of Cynthus', the mountain on the island of Delos where Artemis and Apollo were born, and says it was an epithet of Artemis; Wiktionary records Cynthia also as a poetic name for the Moon. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 118,453 people named Cíntia, with a median age of 36 and the largest number born in the 1980s; proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro. The variants differ by the accent, by the th and by the use of y.
Other spellings of Cíntia
Sources
- Behind the Name: Cynthia · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Cíntia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Cynthia · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Cinthia
What does the name Cinthia mean?
Cinthia means “woman of Cynthus, a mountain on the island of Delos”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Cíntia, of which Cinthia is a spelling.
How many people are named Cinthia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,908 people with the first name Cinthia, which ranks it number 1,182 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Cinthia a boy's or a girl's name?
Cinthia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 16,866 women and 42 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Cinthia?
Cinthia is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Cinthia most common?
Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.013% of the state's population is named Cinthia (360 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Cinthia?
Cíntia, Cynthia, Cyntia, Cinthya and Cintya. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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