Xanthe

#7,466 in 2025Girls' name

Blond-haired

Xanthe has been given to 324 babies in the U.S. since 1964. In 2025 it ranked #7,466 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2025, with 15 recorded.

Babies named Xanthe, 2025

1 in 221,000

Xanthe over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Xanthe: meaning, origin, and history

Blond-haired

Ancient Greek

What Xanthe means

Xanthe means “blond-haired”, associated with Xanthḗ.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Ancient Greek Ξανθή (Xanthḗ, literally “blond-haired”), from ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”).

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Xanthe (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Origin, language, and formation

Xanthe is used in English. Its origins include Ancient Greek.

Xanthe comes through Ancient Greek Ξανθή.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Xanthe is pronounced /ˈzænθi/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 324 girls were recorded with the name Xanthe between 1964 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 15 in 2025; its best national rank was #5,105 in 1972.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #12,085 in 2020 to #7,466 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #16,306 in 2015 to #7,466 in 2025.

How common is Xanthe?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 221,000; 15 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only: 1 in 107,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025: #7,466; of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 153,194 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Xanthe sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 153,194 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Xanthe. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Xanthes were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Xanthe was born before 1999 — so the typical Xanthe is around 26 today.

Median birth year: 1999; About 26 years old
Biggest decade: 2000s; 23.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 46.9%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 324; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2000s — 23.8% of all recorded uses (77).

Is Xanthe rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: +4,619; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: +8,840; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 2.50×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 100.0%; Peak was 2025 (15)
Years since peak: Peaking now; At its all-time high
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 26.7% average annual change
Best rank ever: #5,105; 1972

Spellings of Xanthe

Xanthe is not the most common spelling — Kathe is, with 24.2% against Xanthe's 7.3%.

Kathe24.2%1,077
Faythe22.3%991
Anthea18.8%839
Faithe15.9%710
Iantha11.5%511
Xanthe7.3%324

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Xanthe around the world

Where Xanthe ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
1996–2025
#983
in 2025
Scotland
2004–2022
#760
in 2022
South Australia
1979–2013
#818
in 2013

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS, NRS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Xanthe by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #7,466
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 4,619
Best rank ever: #5,105; 1972
Peak year: 2025; 15 that year
First recorded: 1964
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 324
Count in 2025: 15

Names similar to Xanthe

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Xaniyah Xaniya Xandria Xandra Xana Xanthi Marthe Edithe Xander Berthe Faithe Cathe Ardythe Xandrea Faythe Maythe Xania Dorothe Judythe Xaniah Blythe Xanthia Heathe Judithe

Sibling names for Xanthe

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Leonor Karleigh Rhianna Adelle Keren Kendyl

For a brother

Kale Aaden Evans Hamilton Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah

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