Girls' name · since 1970
Anathea
24 babies named Anathea in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #43,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Anathea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 24 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Anathea recorded 24 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1974.
- #43,461 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anathea ranks #43,461 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #43,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Anathea's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Anathea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anathea's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anathea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1974
- Peak year (1971)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Anathea by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (24 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Anathea's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Anathea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 24 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Anathea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~4 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Anathea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.