How Many People Are Named Ianthe?
people named Ianthe are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 10,680,776 people in the US has this name
Based on 47 babies named Ianthe in Social Security records from 1914 to 2011, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
9 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "violet flower", derived from Greek ιον (ion) "violet" and ανθος (anthos) "flower". This was the name of an ocean nymph in Greek mythology.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Ianthe in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ianthe alive today is about 48 years old, and 59% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 41 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ianthe first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1970, to 9 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2011.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2011
🏆 Rank History
Ianthe has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,875, in 1914.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,875 (1914) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #13,086 in the 1970s |
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