Girls' name · since 1880
Parthenia
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,458 babies named Parthenia, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,806 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,867 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,458
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,458 babies have been named Parthenia since 1880, making it today's #8867 girls' name.
Parthenia has 1,458 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8867 as of the latest data, more common than 49% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #5,806 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,867 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,458 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Parthenia ranks #5,806 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,867 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,458 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,806 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,867 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,458
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Parthenia's 1,458 recorded births place it above 91.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Parthenia compares
1,458 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Parthenia's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Parthenia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,458 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Parthenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Parthenia splits its recorded history at 1938: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Parthenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Parthenia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (198 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Parthenia's strongest decade.
198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Parthenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 72
1880s
72 births
- 1890s 79
1890s
79 births
- 1900s
1900s
98 births
- 1910s
1910s
182 births
- 1920s
1920s
198 births
- 1930s
1930s
172 births
- 1940s
1940s
170 births
- 1950s
1950s
184 births
- 1960s
1960s
110 births
- 1970s 67
1970s
67 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 75
2010s
75 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 198 births (14% of all-time use).
How Parthenia 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 Parthenia's total volume
Parthenia by state
Where Parthenia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 55 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.3% |
55 of 1,458 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Parthenia's data
- Parthenia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (198 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Parthenias (55 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Parthenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Parthenia 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.