Xanthe
Xanthe is a name with origins in Greek mythology. People with this first name include:Xanthe Elbrick, British actress Xanthe Huynh, American actress Xanthé Mallett, British anthropologist and criminologist
Meaning & Origin of Xanthe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Xanthe is a name with origins in Greek mythology. People with this first name include:Xanthe Elbrick, British actress Xanthe Huynh, American actress Xanthé Mallett, British anthropologist and criminologist
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The Story of Xanthe
Xanthe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1964, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 12 Xanthes were born — ranking #8,196 that year. As of 2026, Xanthe ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 309 Xanthes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Xanthe
Xanthe is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 309 births in the dataset. Xanthe's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #8,196. Use the chart and map above to compare Xanthe'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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