Holding steady, #10,107 for girls today.
Popularity of Anthea since 1932
Babies named Anthea per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1990, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Anthea's real moment was 1977.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 16 |
| 1950s | 49 |
| 1960s | 107 |
| 1970s | 131 |
| 1980s | 138 |
| 1990s | 113 |
| 2000s | 116 |
| 2010s | 97 |
| 2020s | 67 |
Meaning & origin
Anthea carries a delicate, floral elegance rooted in ancient Greek mythology. Though it has never been common in the United States, the name has seen modest but steady use since first appearing in records in 1932. Its peak popularity occurred in 1977, and in 2025 it remains quite rare, with only about 1 in every 178,585 baby girls receiving the name. While its trajectory has been stable over recent decades, Anthea has never broken into the top 1000 and is most often chosen by families seeking a distinctive name with classical origins.
Anthea is a Latinized form of the Greek name Antheia, which was an epithet of the goddess Hera and also a title for the goddess Aphrodite. It derives from the Greek element 'anthos' meaning 'flower' or 'blossom'. The name was revived in the 17th century and has been in occasional use in English-speaking countries since then.
“Anthea” around the world
Where Anthea lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
25
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Annie, Thea, Ant
Variants: Antheia
Sibling names for Anthea
Names that share Anthea's style, for a brother or sister.
