The baby name Cinderella is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌsɪn.dəˈrɛl.ə/ (SIN-də-REL-ə).
Cinderella is Italian in Origin.
The baby name Cinderella is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌsɪn.dəˈrɛl.ə/ (SIN-də-REL-ə).
Cinderella is Italian in Origin.
An English literary name shaped by Charles Perrault’s heroine, Cinderella combines cinder (“ash”) with the Romance diminutive -ella. It is modeled on the French Cendrillon, from cendre “ashes,” ultimately from Latin cinis, conveying “little ash-girl” or “one of the cinders.” The imagery of soot and hearthwork underlies the tale’s motif of humility before transformation, so the name often carries a symbolic sense of rising from lowliness to grace.
Used sparingly as a given name since the late 18th and Victorian 19th centuries in Britain and America, it saw periodic revivals after the 1950 Disney film yet remains uncommon. Short forms include Cindy, Cinda, Ella, and Rella. Recorded variants and cognates include French Cendrillon, Italian Cenerentola, Spanish Cenicienta, and Portuguese Cinderela; anglicized misspellings like Cindarella or Cindrella also appear. Related English elaborations are Cinda and Lucinda (distinct in origin), while the name’s enduring associations are resilience, enchantment, and transformation.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #261 | 3 | 7,056 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| France | Girls | 2008 | #404 | 3 | 3,186 |
| EG | 0 | #410 | 3 | 6,387 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #605 | 11 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #941 | 15 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #948 | 12 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
Cinderella is popular in 19 countries — most recent births per country:
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