| Cinder | Marigold | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Ash and ember of fire | Marigold flower |
| Origin | english | english |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | SIN-dər | MA-ri-gohld |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1918 |
| Peak year | 2019 (8) | 2025 (498) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 498 |
| Trend | Steady | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Cinder | Marigold |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 16 | 2,121 |
| 2010s | 14 | 727 |
| 2000s | 0 | 49 |
| 1990s | 6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6 | 0 |
| 1950s | 22 | 0 |
| 1940s | 0 | 6 |
| 1930s | 0 | 16 |
| 1920s | 0 | 34 |
| 1910s | 0 | 5 |
Modern English word name from 'cinder', the partly-burned residue left by a fire. A rare, directly fire-derived coinage rather than a historically established given name.
IS a bloom word: from the flower, whose name combines 'Mary' (for the Virgin Mary) with 'gold', originally 'gold' flower and later 'Mary's gold'.
Marigold is more popular than Cinder today: about 498 US babies were given the name Marigold in 2025, compared with 0 named Cinder.
Cinder means Ash and ember of fire (english origin), while Marigold means Marigold flower (english origin).
In US records, Cinder first appears in 0 and Marigold in 1918, so Cinder has the longer recorded history.