Recorded 1914–2011 Girls' name Peak 1970 47 births

Ianthe — girls' name

47 babies named Ianthe in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51940s51950s51970s151980s52010s7
1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Ianthe was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ianthe in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ianthe

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Ianthe between 1914 and 2011, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ianthe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ianthe performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ianthe shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ianthe 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 47 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.

Ianthe at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

47

Since 1914

98 years of records

Peak year

1970

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1914

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 2011

Ianthe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1914

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1970)
9
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
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Ianthe by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
15 births that decade — 32% of Ianthe's all-time total
1910s51920s51940s51950s51970s151980s52010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ianthe?
47 babies have been named Ianthe since 1914. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1970 with 9 births.
When was Ianthe most popular?
Ianthe was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Ianthe been used?
Ianthe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 98 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Ianthe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ianna, Ian, Iana, Iantha, 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, 1914–2011 (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.