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I believe "Cytherea" would be a variation.

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Cytherea! Thou blisful lady swete,
That with thy fyr-brand dauntest whom thee lest,
And madest me this sweven for to mete,
Be thou my help in this, for thou mayst best;
As wisly as I saw thee north-north-west,
When I began my sweven for to wryte,
So yif me might to ryme and endite! Geoffrey Chaucer

Totally.

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Not only is Cynthia gorgeous, but it really fits in with the lost-Greek-ladies names that I feel are going to pop back up. Great alternative to Diana right now honestly. I mean, if Daphne, Cassandra and Helena can make a come-back, I don't see why Cynthia can't.

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I don't see Cindy following though. I think Thia, Cynth or some other nickname will rise out of these ashes.

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*Cynthia is my estranged mother's name... so I would personally never use it. But, I have always loved the irony of such an absolutely beautiful name on a not-so-great person. She hated Cynthia though and only goes by Cindy, which fits.

Why not? It's never been one of my favourites, but just because a name falls out of popularity doesn't mean it's going to stay unpopular.

If super old and dated names like Alice and Sofia/Sophia can make a comeback, I don't see why not, especially if the people who love the name aren't afraid to use due to its lack of popularity. I've only met two people named Cynthia, both were nice people so I don't have any negative thoughts about. I can't recall any characters named Cynthia. If you like nicknames, perhaps you could call her Thia, Tia, Cy (like the word sigh).

I always forget that Cynthia is a little outdated now (I grew up with Rugrats and Jimmy Neutron, so it feels natural to me). But I'm always reminded whenever I bring it up, because at least one person (but usually more) will tell me how "old" it sounds.

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I don't think Cynthia would be out of place at all with all the little Sophia's and Sylvia's running around. It's a pretty, timeless name that I feel should get more love.

I think the difference between Cynthia and those names is that she had her time in the 50s and 60s, and is still heavily associated with moms -- or, at least, my parents' generation. Sophia, Amelia, and Sylvia -- even Emma, Emily, Lily, and Rose -- would have been considered old lady names during their time of picking names. It's all cyclical, and Cynthia's timing just doesn't match up.

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Cynthia is a great name though, and I see what you mean. Very pretty and very nice sound sound. I was thinking about it a lot the other day because of Cyndi Lauper.

I think it's too soon for Cynthia, we probably have to wait for the first generation of Cynthia's to die off first.

Probably, but not just yet, I don't think. It's really nice, though.

I love Cynthia! It's so lustrous and luminous.

It's not like Amelia, Sophia or Olivia; much more like Sylvia. It had its day several generations ago whereas the others really didn't, at least not nearly on the same scale as the other three that are so popular now.
I don't think Cynthia is likely to make a comeback anytime soon. Sylvia has a slightly better chance because it seems even older than Cynthia.

As a classic name, I would think it would with its ties to Greek Mythology; the popularity of classic names rise, peak, then fall to sleep for a while, then to rise again. One might say that I am sleeping now.

I think it will make a comeback some day, but it's a long way off. I agree that it's similar in style to the ones you cite, but its relatively recent datedness is going to hold more weight than style does for many years to come. Cynthia, along with Deborah, is a 1950s dated name that I can't help liking.