Recorded 2012–2015 Girls' name Peak 2015 18 births

Blithe — girls' name

18 babies named Blithe in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s18
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Blithe was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

7 babies were named Blithe in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Blithe

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Blithe between 2012 and 2015, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Blithe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Blithe performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Blithe 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 18 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.

Blithe at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

18

Since 2012

4 years of records

Peak year

2015

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

2012

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2015

Blithe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2012

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2015)
7
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201520142012 5

Blithe by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
18 births that decade — 100% of Blithe's all-time total
2010s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Blithe?
18 babies have been named Blithe since 2012. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2015 with 7 births.
When was Blithe most popular?
Blithe was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Blithe been used?
Blithe has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 4 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Blithe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bliss, Blima, Blimy, Blimie, 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, 2012–2015 (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.