Recorded 1964–2023 Girls' name Peak 2001 309 births

Xanthe — girls' name

309 babies named Xanthe in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171970s411980s411990s632000s772010s522020s18
2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Xanthe was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

12 babies were named Xanthe in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Xanthe

The Social Security Administration has registered 309 babies named Xanthe between 1964 and 2023, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Xanthe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Xanthe performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Xanthe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Xanthe 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 309 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.

Xanthe at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

309

Since 1964

60 years of records

Peak year

2001

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1964

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2023

Xanthe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1964

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2001)
12
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
468101214 20232015200820011994198719731964 6

Xanthe by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
77 births that decade — 25% of Xanthe's all-time total
1960s171970s411980s411990s632000s772010s522020s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Xanthe?
309 babies have been named Xanthe since 1964. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2001 with 12 births.
When was Xanthe most popular?
Xanthe was most popular in the 2000s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Xanthe been used?
Xanthe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 60 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Xanthe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Xandria, Xandra, Xaniyah, Xana, 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, 1964–2023 (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.