Calanthe
Calanthe, commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upright, sometimes arching flowering stems. The sepals and petals are narrow and a similar size to each other and the labellum usually has spreading lobes.
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Meaning & Origin of Calanthe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Calanthe, commonly known as Christmas orchids, is a genus of about 220 species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen or deciduous terrestrial plants with thick roots, small oval pseudobulbs, large corrugated leaves and upright, sometimes arching flowering stems. The sepals and petals are narrow and a similar size to each other and the labellum usually has spreading lobes.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Calanthe
American parents first put Calanthe on the record books as a baby girl name in 1921, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 5 Calanthes were born — ranking #5,099 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1921 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Calanthes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Calanthe
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Calanthe. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Calanthia
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About the name Calanthe
Calanthe is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Calanthe's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #5,099. Use the chart and map above to compare Calanthe's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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