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Synthia

100% girls · 7 born in 2025

Synthia has been given to about 2,428 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1965, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Origin—
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Living in the US≈ 2,254
Median age today47 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Synthia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1965 · 67
  • Born in 20257
  • All time2,428

How popular is Synthia?

Its best year was 1965, when 67 babies were given the name, ranking 1347th. The typical living American called Synthia is about 47 years old today.

Names that sound like Synthia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cynthia0.89
  2. Cinthia0.81
  3. Sylvia0.68
  4. Sonia0.63
  5. India0.60
  6. Silvia0.60
  7. Lydia0.57
  8. Tia0.57

Middle names for Synthia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Synthia Josephine0.84
  2. Synthia Rose0.83
  3. Synthia Louise0.83
  4. Synthia June0.82
  5. Synthia Pearl0.82
  6. Synthia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Synthia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Claybrother · 0.80
  2. Georginasister · 0.80
  3. Barronbrother · 0.80
  4. Rockybrother · 0.77
  5. Laurelsister · 0.77
  6. Elisasister · 0.76

Where Synthia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Synthia White0.78
    2. Synthia Reyes0.78
    3. Synthia Nguyen0.78
    4. Synthia Moore0.78
    5. Synthia Lee0.78
    6. Synthia Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Synthia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.