Cinnamon
A girl's name of Hebrew origin with 2,022 recorded U.S. births.
Meaning & Origin
A surname.
Cinnamon is a girl's baby name of Hebrew origin, from the Hebrew qinnamown, the fragrant spice mentioned in the Bible as a component of the holy anointing oil, meaning 'spice' or 'cinnamon bark.' Used as a given name from the 1960s onward, it has a warm, spiced sweetness that makes it genuinely evocative.
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Cinnamon is built from 8 letters and three syllables — a longer structure that creates presence and allows for natural nickname formation. Within the Hebrew naming tradition, this length is typical of names that preserve their full historical form, carrying their etymology on the surface.
The interplay of consonants and vowels in Cinnamon creates its characteristic solid, balanced quality. Multi-syllable names often carry remnants of compound constructions — two or more meaningful elements fused together — even when the original components are no longer transparent to modern speakers.
At a Glance
Popularity Over Time
Cinnamon has 44+ years of history in the U.S., first appearing in 1967.
Popularity by Decade
| Decade | Births | Avg Rank | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7 | #13777 | ▼ |
| 2000s | 159 | #9387 | ▼ |
| 1990s | 488 | #3036 | ▲ |
| 1980s | 349 | #2886 | ▼ |
| 1970s | 685 | #1564 | ▲ |
| 1960s | 334 | #1214 | — |
The Story of Cinnamon
A Gen X name
Peaking in 1969, Cinnamon is a Gen X staple. Girls named Cinnamon are most likely born between 1967 and 1979.
How rare is Cinnamon?
With 2,022 total births on record, Cinnamon remains a rare and distinctive pick.
The journey through the decades
First appeared in the records in 1967, peaked in the 1970s with 685 births that decade, and has since become a rare, vintage choice.
Cinnamon by the numbers
- Would fill 42 school buses
- Meeting one Cinnamon per day would take 5.5 years
Year-by-Year Data
View complete yearly data(44 years, 1967–2010)
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | #13777 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17914 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10975 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15925 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8834 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6329 |
| 2004 | 7 | #13059 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6120 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6455 |
| 2001 | 39 | #3434 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4822 |
| 1999 | 30 | #3909 |
| 1998 | 30 | #3853 |
| 1997 | 27 | #4028 |
| 1996 | 29 | #3741 |
| 1995 | 35 | #3233 |
| 1994 | 45 | #2710 |
| 1993 | 46 | #2644 |
| 1992 | 73 | #1914 |
| 1991 | 137 | #1241 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
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Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration, 1967–2010