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Anthea

Girl

Meaning of Anthea: Greek: 'flower'

Anthea is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 9504th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#9504

9 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

839

First recorded 1932 · peak 1990

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 18 babies1982: 18 babies1983: 17 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 11 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 20 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 11 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 11 babies2004: 18 babies2005: 12 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 9 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 8 babies2010: 6 babies20102011: 8 babies2012: 5 babies2013: 9 babies2014: 9 babies2015: 11 babies2016: 9 babies2017: 12 babies2018: 13 babies2019: 15 babies2020: 11 babies20202021: 10 babies2022: 11 babies2023: 16 babies2024: 10 babies2025: 9 babies
US babies named Anthea per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 20.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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