Girls' name · since 1932
Anthea
Since 1932, U.S. Social Security records show 839 babies named Anthea, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,194 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 839
- born since 1932
- 1980s
- peak decade
Anthea currently ranks #10194 among girls' names in America, with 839 babies recorded since 1932.
Anthea has 839 recorded births among girls since 1932, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10194 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2025.
- #8,482 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,194 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 839 born since 1932
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anthea ranks #8,482 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,194 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 839 born since 1932, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,482 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,194 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 839
- born since 1932
- 1980s
- peak decade
Anthea's 839 recorded births place it above 88.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Anthea compares
839 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anthea's all-time total is 123% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anthea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 839 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anthea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Anthea's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Anthea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Anthea by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (138 births, 16% of the file).
1980s was Anthea's strongest decade.
138 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Anthea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s
1960s
107 births
- 1970s
1970s
131 births
- 1980s
1980s
138 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
116 births
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 138 births (16% of all-time use).
How Anthea compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Anthea's total volume
Anthea by state
Where Anthea concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 38 | 4.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
38 of 839 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Anthea's data
- Anthea's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (138 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Antheas (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anthea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1932–2025 (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 Anthea 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.