Recorded 1927–1952 Girls' name Peak 1952 11 births

Ianthia — girls' name

11 babies named Ianthia in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s6
1950s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Ianthia was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ianthia in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ianthia

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Ianthia between 1927 and 1952, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ianthia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ianthia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ianthia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ianthia 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 11 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.

Ianthia at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

11

Since 1927

26 years of records

Peak year

1952

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1927

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1952

Ianthia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1927

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1952)
6
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.5 19521927 5

Ianthia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
6 births that decade — 55% of Ianthia's all-time total
1920s51950s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ianthia?
11 babies have been named Ianthia since 1927. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1952 with 6 births.
When was Ianthia most popular?
Ianthia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Ianthia been used?
Ianthia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 26 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Ianthia?
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, 1927–1952 (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.