Recorded 1959–2002 Girls' name Peak 1971 36 births

Anthia — girls' name

36 babies named Anthia in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

36 girls have been named Anthia since 1959, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2002.

36
total births
1959–2002
years on record
1970s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Anthia was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

6 babies were named Anthia in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Anthia

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Anthia between 1959 and 2002, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Anthia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Anthia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Anthia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Anthia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 36 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Anthia at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

36

Since 1959

44 years of records

Peak year

1971

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1959

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2002

Anthia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1959

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1971)
6
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Anthia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
11 births that decade — 31% of Anthia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anthia?
36 babies have been named Anthia since 1959. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1971 with 6 births.
When was Anthia most popular?
Anthia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Anthia been used?
Anthia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 44 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Anthia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Antoinette, Antonia, Antonella, Antionette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1959–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.